2 Chronicles 20:21:92 Chr.20.21.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 he-kha-LUTS
- clause
be-TSET lif-NE he-kha-LUTS ve-o-me-RIM ho-DU la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
- sentence
va-yiv-VA-ets el-ha-AM va-ya-a-MED me-sho-ra-RIM la-ye-ho-VAH u-me-hal-le-LIM le-had-RAT-KO-desh be-TSET lif-NE he-kha-LUTS ve-o-me-RIM ho-DU la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
Exegesis
Betset lifnei hechalutz {בְּצֵאת לִפְנֵי הֶחָלוּץ | bĕ-ṣê-ṯ li-p̄nê he-ḥā-lūẓ} sets the temporal frame ‘as they went out before the vanguard’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:21
And he consulted with the people and appointed singers to the LORD and praisers for the splendor of holiness , as they went out before the vanguard, saying, “Give thanks to the LORD, for His lovingkindness endures forever.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 20:21, 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.20.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.21.W9.S1) and character.