Daniel 8:4:9Dan.8.4.W9TAB
לְפָנָ֔יו
lefanav
“before him”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAV
- Extended
- leh-faa-NAAV
- IPA
- /ləfaːˈnaːw/
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
lo-ya-AM-du le-fa-NAV
- clause
ra-I-ti et-ha-A-yil me-na-GE-akh YAM-ma ve-tsa-FO-na va-NEG-ba ve-KHAL-kha-YOT lo-ya-AM-du le-fa-NAV ve-EN ma-TSIL mi-YA-do
- sentence
ra-I-ti et-ha-A-yil me-na-GE-akh YAM-ma ve-tsa-FO-na va-NEG-ba ve-KHAL-kha-YOT lo-ya-AM-du le-fa-NAV ve-EN ma-TSIL mi-YA-do ve-a-SA khir-tso-NO ve-hig-DIL
Exegesis
The clause lo ya'amdu lefanav {לֹֽא־יַֽעַמְד֣וּ לְפָנָ֔יו | lō yaʿamdu lə-fānāw} shows “all animals” cannot stand before him.
In context — Daniel 8:4
I saw the ram butting vigorously westward, northward, and southward. And no animals could stand before him, and there was no deliverer from his hand, and he did according to his will and became great.
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 8:4, 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 Dan.8.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.4.W9.S1) and character.