2 Samuel 15:18:132 Sam.15.18.W13TAB
עַל־פְּנֵ֥י
alpene
“before”
- Transliteration
- al-pe-NE
- Extended
- ahl-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʕal.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
al-pe-NE
- phraseyour reading level
al-pe-NE ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-git-TIM SHESH-me-OT ISH a-sher-ba-U ve-rag-LO mig-GAT o-ve-RIM al-pe-NE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-KHOL-a-va-DAIV o-ve-RIM al-ya-DO ve-KHOL-ha-kre-TI ve-KHOL-ha-ple-TI ve-KHOL-ha-git-TIM SHESH-me-OT ISH a-sher-ba-U ve-rag-LO mig-GAT o-ve-RIM al-pe-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The final participle ovrim al-penei {עֹבְרִים עַל־פְּנֵ֥י | ʿō-ḇrîm ʿal-pə-nê} ha-melekh {הַמֶּֽלֶךְ | ha-me-leḵ} frames the procession before the sovereign, emphasizing unified, loyal accompaniment.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:18
And all his servants were passing by his side, and all the Kerethites and all the Pelethites and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came on foot from Gath, were passing before the king .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:18:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 15:18, so the Hebrew word עַל־פְּנֵ֥י (alpene) 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.15.18.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.18.W13.S1) and character.