1 Samuel 16:22:71 Sam.16.22.W7TAB

לְפָנַ֔י

lefanai

before me

Transliteration
le-fa-NAI
Extended
leh-faa-NAI
IPA
/ləfaːˈnaj/

Meaning by language

English
before me

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Result
לְ + פָ + נַ֔י
le + fa + nai
lefanai

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-fa-NAI

  2. clause

    ya-a-MAD-na da-VID le-fa-NAI ki-ma-TSA KHEN be-e-NAI

  3. sentence

    va-yish-LAKH sha-UL el-yi-SHAI le-MOR ya-a-MAD-na da-VID le-fa-NAI ki-ma-TSA KHEN be-e-NAI

In context1 Samuel 16:22

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David continue to stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 16:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 16:22, so the Hebrew word לְפָנַ֔י (lefanai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.16.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.22.W7.S1) and character.