2 Chronicles 20:18:92 Chr.20.18.W9TAB
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-khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim na-fe-LU lif-NE ye-ho-VAH le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yik-KOD ye-ho-sha-FAT a-PA-yim AR-tse ve-khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim na-fe-LU lif-NE ye-ho-VAH le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lifnei {לִפְנֵ֣י | lîp̄nê} ‘before’ with YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yəhōwāh} grounds the act in divine presence, while the infinitive construct lehishtachavot {לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת | ləhištaccāwôṯ} ‘to bow down in worship’ followed by laYHWH {לַיהוָֽה | la-Yəhōwāh} expresses purpose. This structure ties together royal humility and corporate worship directed toward the LORD.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:18
And Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD to worship Him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 20:18, 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 2 Chr.20.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.18.W9.S1) and character.