2 Chronicles 14:10:32 Chr.14.10.W3TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:9
לְפָנָ֑יו
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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAV
- clause
va-ye-TSE a-SA le-fa-NAV
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-SA le-fa-NAV va-yia-re-KHU mil-kha-MA ba-GE tse-fa-TA le-ma-re-SHA
Exegesis
The prefixed preposition in lefanav {לִפְנָיו | lĭpnāw} ‘before him’ introduces an imminent face-to-face encounter.
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:10
And Asa went out, and they drew up for battle in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 14:10, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָ֑יו (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 2 Chr.14.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.10.W3.S1) and character.