1 Samuel 16:8:51 Sam.16.8.W5TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lihf-NEE
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
lif-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEI she-mu-EL
- clause
va-yik-RA yi-SHAI el-a-vi-na-DAV va-ya-a-vi-RE-hu lif-NEI she-mu-EL
- sentence
va-yik-RA yi-SHAI el-a-vi-na-DAV va-ya-a-vi-RE-hu lif-NEI she-mu-EL va-yo-MER gam-ba-ZE lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct lifnei {לִפְנֵ֣י | lipʾnê} places the action before Samuel, marking a formal presentation.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:8
And Jesse called to Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 16:8, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֣י (lifnei) 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.16.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.8.W5.S1) and character.