Deuteronomy 20:3:15Deut.20.3.W15TAB

מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃

mipnehem

“because of them”

Transliteration: mip-ne-HEM
Extended: mip-neh-HEHM
IPA: /mipnɛˈhem/

Meaning by language

English: because of them

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

מִפְּ + נֵי + הֶֽם׃

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mip + ne + hem

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mipnehem

Alphabet Analysis

	Mem	m as in mother
	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
	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Mem Sofit	final form of Mem — at word end

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The word

Word in context

word
mip-ne-HEM
clause
al-ye-RAKH le-vav-KHEM al-tir-U ve-al-takh-pe-ZU ve-al-ta-ar-TZU mip-ne-HEM
sentence
ve-a-MAR a-le-HEM she-MA yis-ra-EL a-TEM ke-re-VIM ha-YOM la-mil-kha-MA al-oy-ve-KHEM al-ye-RAKH le-vav-KHEM al-tir-U ve-al-takh-pe-ZU ve-al-ta-ar-TZU mip-ne-HEM

Exegesis

The sequence of four negatives (al-yerakh, al-tireu, ve-al-tachpezu, ve-al-taartzū) intensifies the exhortation by addressing levavkhem {לְבַבְכֶם | le-vav-khem} ‘your inner resolve’ and emotional reactions, all framed mipneihēm {מִּפְנֵיהֶם | mip-pə-nē-hēm} ‘from before them.’ The Hebrew’s repetitive imperatives create a rhythmic urgency that the English rendering preserves.

In context — Deuteronomy 20:3

And he shall say to them, “Hear, Israel: today you are coming near to the battle against your enemies. Do not let your heart weaken; do not fear, do not panic, and do not be terrified in front of them.”

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 20:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 20:3, so the Hebrew word מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ (mipnehem) 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.20.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.3.W15.S1) and character.

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