2 Samuel 13:9:42 Sam.13.9.W4TAB
לְפָנָ֔יו
lefanav
“before him”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAV
- Extended
- leh-faa-NAV
- IPA
- /ləfaˈnaːw/
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-tsoK le-fa-NAV
- clause
va-tik-KAKH et-ha-mash-RET va-tsoK le-fa-NAV va-ye-MA-en le-e-KHOL
- sentence
va-tik-KAKH et-ha-mash-RET va-tsoK le-fa-NAV va-ye-MA-en le-e-KHOL va-yo-MER am-NON ho-tsi-U khol-ISH me-LAI va-ye-tsu khol-ISH me-LAV
Exegesis
Lefanav {לְפָנָ֔יו | le-pā-nāw} ‘before him’ specifies spatial orientation.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:9
And she took the pan and poured it before him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said, “Bring out every man from me.” So every man went out from him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 13:9, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָ֔יו (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 Sam.13.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.9.W4.S1) and character.