1 Samuel 19:24:61 Sam.19.24.W6TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
lifne
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NE
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-NE
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE she-mu-EL
- clause
va-yif-SHAT gam-HU be-ga-DAV va-yit-na-BE gam-HU lif-NE she-mu-EL va-yi-POL a-ROM kol-ha-YOM ha-HU ve-khol-ha-LAI-la
- sentence
va-yif-SHAT gam-HU be-ga-DAV va-yit-na-BE gam-HU lif-NE she-mu-EL va-yi-POL a-ROM kol-ha-YOM ha-HU ve-khol-ha-LAI-la al-KEN yo-me-RU ha-GAM sha-UL ban-ne-vi-IM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lippnei shmuel {לִפְנֵי שְׁמוּאֵל | li-pnê šəmûʾēl} locates the action before Samuel’s authoritative presence.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:24
And he also stripped off his garments and also prophesied before Samuel; and he lay naked all that day and all that night. Therefore, they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 19:24, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֣י (lifne) 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.19.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.24.W6.S1) and character.