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
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-li-fe-NE
- phraseyour reading level
mi-li-fe-NE da-VID
- clause
va-yi-RA sha-UL mi-li-fe-NE da-VID
- 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 context — 1 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.