1 Samuel 21:7:81 Sam.21.7.W8TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:8
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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Word in context
- word
lif-NE
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-SHAM ISH me-av-DE sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ne-e-TSAR lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH u-she-MO do-EG ha-a-do-MI
- sentence
ve-SHAM ISH me-av-DE sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ne-e-TSAR lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH u-she-MO do-EG ha-a-do-MI a-BIR ha-ro-IM a-SHER le-sha-UL
Exegesis
The clause sham hayom lifnei YHWH ne’etzar bo {שָׁם הַיּוֹם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה נֶעְצַר בּוֹ} forms a locative-temporal phrase “there that day before the LORD he was detained,” with ne’etzar in Niphal conveying passive restraint.
In context — 1 Samuel 21:7
And behold, a man of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD ; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, chief of Saul’s herdsmen.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 21:7, 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.21.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.7.W8.S1) and character.