2 Kings 13:23:162 Kgs.13.23.W16TAB
מֵֽעַל־פָּנָ֖יו
mealpanaiv
“from before him”
- Transliteration
- me-al-pa-NAIV
- Extended
- mee-ahl-paa-NAAIV
- IPA
- /meːʕal.paːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- from before him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
me-al-pa-NAIV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lo-hish-li-KHAM me-al-pa-NAIV
- clause
ve-LO a-VA ha-she-khi-TAM ve-lo-hish-li-KHAM me-al-pa-NAIV ad-a-TA
- sentence
va-YAA-khan ye-ho-VAH o-TAM va-ye-ra-kha-MEM va-yi-FEN a-lei-HEM le-MA-an be-ri-TO et-a-vra-HAM yits-KHAK ve-ya-a-KOV ve-LO a-VA ha-she-khi-TAM ve-lo-hish-li-KHAM me-al-pa-NAIV ad-a-TA
Exegesis
The phrase me-al-panav {מֵֽעַל־פָּנָ֖יו | mē-ʿal-pā-nāw} uses a spatial metaphor for proximity, and the adverbial ad-attah {עַד־עָֽתָּה׃ | ʿad-ʿa-ṭ-ṭāh} extends divine protection to the present.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–nun–he
“face, presence”
In context — 2 Kings 13:23
And the LORD was gracious to them, showed them compassion, and turned toward them for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them or to cast them from His presence up to this day.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Kings 13:23, so the Hebrew word מֵֽעַל־פָּנָ֖יו (mealpanaiv) 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 Kgs.13.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.23.W16.S1) and character.