1 Samuel 18:12:31 Sam.18.12.W3TAB

מִלִּפְנֵ֣י

milifene

from before

Transliteration
mi-li-fe-NE
Extended
mih-lil-feh-NEE
IPA
/mil.lifˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
from before

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מִ + לִּ + פְ + נֵ֣י
mi + li + fe + ne
milifene

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    mi-li-fe-NE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    mi-li-fe-NE da-VID

  3. clause

    va-yi-RA sha-UL mi-li-fe-NE da-VID

  4. sentence

    va-yi-RA sha-UL mi-li-fe-NE da-VID KI-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH i-MO u-me-IM sha-UL SAR

Exegesis

The compound preposition mi-lifnê {מִלִּפְנֵ֣י | mi-lifnê} ‘from before’ situates that fear in David’s presence.

In context1 Samuel 18:12

And Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him, but He had departed from Saul.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 18:12, so the Hebrew word מִלִּפְנֵ֣י (milifene) 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.18.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.12.W3.S1) and character.