1 Samuel 17:7:141 Sam.17.7.W14TAB
לְפָנָֽיו׃
lefanav
“before him”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAV
- Extended
- leh-faa-NAAV
- IPA
- /ləfaˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- before him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAV
- phraseyour reading level
ho-LEKH le-fa-NAV
- clause
ve-no-SE ha-tsi-NA ho-LEKH le-fa-NAV
- sentence
ve-KHETS ve-ETS kha-ni-TO kim-NOR or-ge-GIM ve-la-HE-vet kha-ni-TO shesh-me-OT she-ka-LIM bar-ZEL ve-no-SE ha-tsi-NA ho-LEKH le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
Finally, the participial circumstantial clause ve-no-se ha-tsin-nah ho-lekh le-pa-nav {וְנֹשֵׂא הַצִּנָּה הֹלֵךְ לְפָנָיו | wə-nō-sê ha-tsin-nāh hō-lēkh lə-pā-nāv} portrays the shield-bearer’s ongoing action preceding the warrior, underscoring martial protocol and Goliath’s imposing presence.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:7
The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam , and the blade of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron ; and the shield-bearer walked before him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 17:7, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lefanav) 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.17.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.7.W14.S1) and character.