2 Samuel 14:20:32 Sam.14.20.W3TAB
אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י
etpene
“the face of”
- Transliteration
- et-pe-NE
- Extended
- eet-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the face of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
et-pe-NE
- phraseyour reading level
et-pe-NE ha-da-VAR
- clause
le-va-a-VUR sa-BEV et-pe-NE ha-da-VAR a-SA av-de-KHA yo-AV et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
le-va-a-VUR sa-BEV et-pe-NE ha-da-VAR a-SA av-de-KHA yo-AV et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-do-NI kha-KHAM ke-khokh-MAT mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM la-da-AT et-kal-a-SHER ba-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse opens with a purpose clause introduced by sabbebev penei ha-davar {סַבֵּב אֶת־פְּנֵי הַדָּבָר | sabbēb ‘to change direction’} governed by le-ba'avur {לְבַעֲבוּר | lə-va-‘ă-vur ‘for the sake of’}, framing Joab’s motive.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:20
For the sake of turning the course of this matter, your servant Joab did this thing. And my lord is wise, like the wisdom of an angel of God , to know all that is in the land .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:20, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י (etpene) 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.14.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.20.W3.S1) and character.