2 Chronicles 25:8:92 Chr.25.8.W9TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
lifne
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NE
- Extended
- lihf-NEE
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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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 o-YEV
- clause
yak-shil-KHA ha-e-lo-HIM lif-NE o-YEV KI yesh-KO-akh be-e-lo-HIM la-zoR u-le-hak-SHIL
- sentence
KI im-BO a-TA a-SE kha-ZAKH la-mil-kha-MA yak-shil-KHA ha-e-lo-HIM lif-NE o-YEV KI yesh-KO-akh be-e-lo-HIM la-zoR u-le-hak-SHIL
Exegesis
The clause yakšîləkhā hāʾĕlōhîm {יַכְשִׁילְךָ הָאֱלֹהִים | yakšîləkhā hāʾĕlōhîm} asserts divine agency in the outcome through the causative verb ‘cause to stumble,’ with lifnê ʾôyēv {לִפְנֵי אוֹיֵב | lifnê ʾôyēv} ‘before an enemy’ marking the public setting of defeat.
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:8
But if you go, act; be strong for the battle . God will cause you to stumble before the enemy, for there is power in God to help and to cause to stumble.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 25:8, 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.25.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.8.W9.S1) and character.