2 Kings 22:10:132 Kgs.22.10.W13TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
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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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-NE
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yik-ra-E-HU sha-FAN lif-NE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yag-GED sha-FAN ha-so-FER la-ME-lekh le-MOR SE-fer na-TAN LI khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN va-yik-ra-E-HU sha-FAN lif-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The following clause begins with vayyiqraʾēhû {וַיִּקְרָאֵהוּ | wayyiqraʾēhû} ‘and he read it,’ a performative act, and concludes with liphney hammelēk {לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ | liphney hammelēk} ‘before the king,’ indicating setting. This ordering foregrounds the transmission and public declaration sequence, highlighting Shaphan’s dual function.
In context — 2 Kings 22:10
And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “A book was given to me by Hilkiah the priest.” And Shaphan read it before the king.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 22:10, 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.22.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.10.W13.S1) and character.