2 Chronicles 18:9:172 Chr.18.9.W17TAB
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃
lifnehem
“before them”
- Transliteration
- lif-ne-HEM
- Extended
- lihf-neh-HEEM
- IPA
- /lif.nɛːˈhɛm/
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
ve-KHOL-ha-ne-vi-IM mit-na-be-IM lif-ne-HEM
- sentence
u-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA yo-she-VIM ISH al-KIS-ev me-lu-ba-SHIM be-ga-DIM ve-yo-she-VIM be-GO-ren PE-takh SHA-ar shom-ROn ve-KHOL-ha-ne-vi-IM mit-na-be-IM lif-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The final clause wə-kol-hannevîʼîm mitnabbêʼîm lifnêhem {וְכָל־הַ֨נְּבִיאִים מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖ים לִפְנֵיהֶֽם | wə-kōl-hannevîʼîm mitnabbêʼîm lifnêhem} conveys the prophets’ ongoing proclamation, underscoring the collaborative nature of royal-prophetic deliberation.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:9
The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat each on his throne, clothed in garments ; they sat at the threshing floor near the entrance of the gate of Samaria, while all the prophets were prophesying before them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Chronicles 18:9, 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 2 Chr.18.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.9.W17.S1) and character.