2 Kings 22:19:182 Kgs.22.19.W18TAB

לְפָנָ֑י

lefanai

before me

Transliteration
le-fa-NAI
Extended
leh-faa-NAI
IPA
/ləfaːˈnaːj/

Meaning by language

English
before me

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + פָ + נָ֑י
le + fa + nai
lefanai

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-fa-NAI

  2. clause

    YA-an rakh-le-vav-KHA va-tik-NA mip-ne Ye-ho-VAH be-sha-me-a-KHA a-SHER di-bar-TI al-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-yo-she-VAV lih-yoT le-sha-MA ve-lik-la-LA va-tik-RA et-be-ga-DE-kha va-tiv-KE le-fa-NAI

  3. sentence

    YA-an rakh-le-vav-KHA va-tik-NA mip-ne Ye-ho-VAH be-sha-me-a-KHA a-SHER di-bar-TI al-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-yo-she-VAV lih-yoT le-sha-MA ve-lik-la-LA va-tik-RA et-be-ga-DE-kha va-tiv-KE le-fa-NAI ve-GAM a-no-KHI sha-MA-ti ne-UM-Ye-ho-VAH

In context2 Kings 22:19

Because your heart was softened and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard My words about this place and its inhabitants—that they were destined for desolation and curse—and you tore your garments and wept before Me, I have heard you also, declares the LORD.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 22:19:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Kings 22:19, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָ֑י (lefanai) 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.22.19.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.19.W18.S1) and character.