2 Kings 16:18:122 Kgs.16.18.W12TAB
מִפְּנֵ֖י
mipene
“because of or from before”
- Transliteration
- mi-pe-NE
- Extended
- mih-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /mip.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of or from before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
mi-pe-NE
- clause
mi-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
ve-ET-mi-sakh MU-sakh ha-sha-BAT a-sher-ba-NU ba-BA-yit ve-ET-me-VO ha-ME-lekh ha-khi-tso-NA he-SEV BET Ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR
Exegesis
The destination phrase bêṯ YHWH {בֵּית יְהוָה | bêṯ YHWH} identifies the sacred locus affected, while mipnê {מִפְּנֵי | mipnê} ‘because of’ introduces the political cause, tying the rerouting to pressure associated with the Assyrian king. The translation “diverted/rerouted … away from the house” reflects the verb’s turning-aside sense and the absence of an explicit preposition, which allows the idea of redirecting traffic or access in relation to the temple precincts.
In context — 2 Kings 16:18
And the Sabbath covered way that they had built in the house, and the king’s outer entrance, he diverted from the house of the LORD because of the king of Assyria.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 16:18, so the Hebrew word מִפְּנֵ֖י (mipene) 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.16.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.18.W12.S1) and character.