2 Samuel 21:1:122 Sam.21.1.W12TAB
אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י
etpene
“the face of”
- Transliteration
- et-pe-NE
- Extended
- eht-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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Word in context
- word
et-pe-NE
- phraseyour reading level
et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-HI ra-AV bi-ME da-VID sha-LOSH sha-NIM sha-NA a-kha-RE sha-NA va-ye-vak-KESH da-VID et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI ra-AV bi-ME da-VID sha-LOSH sha-NIM sha-NA a-kha-RE sha-NA va-ye-vak-KESH da-VID et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH el-sha-UL ve-el-BET ha-da-MIM al-a-sher-he-MIT et-ha-giv-o-NIM
Exegesis
David’s petition employs vayevakesh {וַיְבַקֵּשׁ | way·vaqqēš} ‘he sought’ with penei {פְּנֵי | pə·nê} ‘face’, indicating a direct appeal to the LORD.
In context — 2 Samuel 21:1
Now it came to pass in the days of David that there was a famine for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD . The LORD said, “It is on account of Saul and of the house of blood , because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 21:1, 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.21.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.1.W12.S1) and character.