2 Kings 18:5:122 Kgs.18.5.W12TAB
לְפָנָֽיו׃
lefanav
“before him”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAV
- Extended
- leh-fah-NAV
- IPA
- /ləfaːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- before him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAV
- clause
ve-a-kha-RAV lo-HA-ya ka-MO-hu be-KHOL mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ha-YU le-fa-NAV
- sentence
ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL ba-TACH ve-a-kha-RAV lo-HA-ya ka-MO-hu be-KHOL mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ha-YU le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The scope is framed by the inclusio bə-kōl malḵê yəḥûḏāh {בְּכֹל֙ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה | bə-kōl mal-ḵê yə-ḥû-dāh} ‘among all the kings of Judah’ and wa-ʼăšer hāyû lə-pānāw {וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו | wa-ʼă-šer hā-yû lə-pā-nāw} ‘and who were before him’. This chiastic framing from “after him” to “before him” underscores the uniqueness of the reign.
In context — 2 Kings 18:5
He trusted in the LORD God of Israel , and after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 18:5, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lefanav) 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.18.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.5.W12.S1) and character.