Exodus 13:21:3Exod.13.21.W3TAB
לִפְנֵיהֶ֨ם
lifnehhem
“before them”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEH-hem
- Extended
- lihf-NEH-hehm
- IPA
- /lif.ˈneː.hɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before them
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 | |
| 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
lif-NEH-hem
- phraseyour reading level
ho-LEKH lif-NEH-hem yo-MAM
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH ho-LEKH lif-NEH-hem yo-MAM be-am-MUD a-NAN lan-kho-TAM ha-DE-rekh ve-LAI-la be-am-MUD ESH le-ha-IR la-HEM
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH ho-LEKH lif-NEH-hem yo-MAM be-am-MUD a-NAN lan-kho-TAM ha-DE-rekh ve-LAI-la be-am-MUD ESH le-ha-IR la-HEM la-le-KHET yo-MAM va-LAI-la
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lif-nei-hem {לִפְנֵיהֶ֨ם | li-pnê-hēm} “before them” positions the LORD as the leading agent.
In context — Exodus 13:21
And the LORD went ahead of them—by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them on the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to shine for them—so they could travel both by day and by night.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 13:21, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵיהֶ֨ם (lifnehhem) 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 Exod.13.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.21.W3.S1) and character.