1 Samuel 19:7:141 Sam.19.7.W14TAB

לְפָנָ֖יו

lefanav

before him

Transliteration
le-fa-NAV
Extended
leh-faa-NAAV
IPA
/ləfaːˈnaːw/

Meaning by language

English
before him

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + פָ + נָ֖יו
le + fa + nav
lefanav

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-fa-NAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-HI le-fa-NAV

  3. clause

    va-ya-VE ye-ho-na-TAN et-da-VID el-sha-UL va-ye-HI le-fa-NAV ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM

  4. sentence

    va-yik-RA ye-ho-na-TAN le-da-VID va-yag-GED-LO ye-ho-na-TAN ET kol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-ya-VE ye-ho-na-TAN et-da-VID el-sha-UL va-ye-HI le-fa-NAV ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM

In context1 Samuel 19:7

And Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David before Saul, and he was in his presence as before.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 19:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 19:7, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָ֖יו (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.19.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.7.W14.S1) and character.