1 Samuel 18:16:81 Sam.18.16.W8TAB
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃
lifnehem
“before them”
- Transliteration
- lif-ne-HEM
- Extended
- lihf-neh-HEEM
- IPA
- /lifnɛːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before them
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-ne-HEM
- clause
ki-HU yo-TSE va-VA lif-ne-HEM
- sentence
ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL vi-ye-hu-DA o-HEV et-da-VID ki-HU yo-TSE va-VA lif-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lifneihem {לִפְנֵיהֶֽם | lif-nê-hem} ‘before them’ emphasizes David’s leading position. The use of the vav consecutive vā-vā underscores continuity and narrative progression.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:16
And all Israel and Judah loved David because he went out and came in before them.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 18:16, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (lifnehem) 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.18.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.16.W8.S1) and character.