Deuteronomy 15:20:1Deut.15.20.W1TAB
לִפְנֵי֩
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lihf-NEEI
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
lif-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu
- clause
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu sha-NA be-sha-NA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu sha-NA be-sha-NA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH a-TA u-vei-TE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase lifnei {לִפְנֵי | lî-p̄ə-nay} ‘before, in the presence of’ directing attention to YHWH.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:20
In the presence of the LORD your God , you shall eat it year by year in the place that the LORD will choose, you and your household.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 15:20, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵי֩ (lifnei) 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 Deut.15.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.20.W1.S1) and character.