Exodus 23:17:6Exod.23.17.W6TAB
אֶל־פְּנֵ֖י
elpenei
“before”
- Transliteration
- el-pe-NEI
- Extended
- ehl-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔel.pə.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-pe-NEI
- clause
ye-ra-EH kol-ze-khur-KHA el-pe-NEI ha-a-DON Yeh-ho-VAH
- sentence
sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM ba-sha-NA ye-ra-EH kol-ze-khur-KHA el-pe-NEI ha-a-DON Yeh-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct phrase kol zechurekha {כָּל־זְכֻרְךָ | kôl zəḵû-rə-ḵā} ‘all your males’ functions as subject, and the prepositional expression el-penei haadon YHWH {אֶל־פְּנֵי הָאָדֹן יְהוָה | ’el-pə-nê hā-’ā-ḏōn Yə-hō-wāh} ‘before the face of the Lord GOD’ indicates entrance into divine presence. Placing the temporal clause before the verb underscores the recurring nature of the festival appearances.
Root and etymology
“face, presence”
In context — Exodus 23:17
Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the face of the Lord GOD on recurring occasions .
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 23:17, so the Hebrew word אֶל־פְּנֵ֖י (elpenei) 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.23.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.17.W6.S1) and character.