2 Kings 19:14:122 Kgs.19.14.W12TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YA-al BET Ye-ho-VAH va-yif-re-SE-hu khiz-ki-YA-hu lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH khiz-ki-YA-hu et-ha-se-fa-RIM mi-YAD ham-mal-a-KHIM va-yik-ra-EM va-YA-al BET Ye-ho-VAH va-yif-re-SE-hu khiz-ki-YA-hu lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct beit YHWH {בֵּ֣ית יְהוָה | bēt Yəh-wā-h} ‘house of the LORD’ establishes the sacred setting, while lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה | li-p̄-nê Yəh-wā-h} ‘before the LORD’ defines the posture of presentation. Repetition of Hezekiah’s name underscores the king’s deliberate ritual action.
In context — 2 Kings 19:14
And Hezekiah took the letters from the hand of the messengers and read them. Then he went up to the house of the LORD and spread them before the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 19:14, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֥י (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 Kgs.19.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.14.W12.S1) and character.