Exodus 23:20:5Exod.23.20.W5TAB

לְפָנֶ֔יךָ

lefanekha

before you

Transliteration
le-fa-NE-kha
Extended
leh-fah-NEH-khah
IPA
/lə.fa.ˈneː.xaː/

Meaning by language

English
before you

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Result
לְ + פָ + נֶ֔י + ךָ
le + fa + ne + kha
lefanekha

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-fa-NE-kha

  2. clause

    hin-NEH a-no-KHI sho-LE-akh mal-AKH le-fa-NE-kha lish-mor-KHA bad-DA-rekh

  3. sentence

    hin-NEH a-no-KHI sho-LE-akh mal-AKH le-fa-NE-kha lish-mor-KHA bad-DA-rekh ve-la-ha-vi-a-KHA el-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER ha-khi-NO-ti

Root and etymology

face, presence

In contextExodus 23:20

Behold, I am sending an angel ahead of you, to keep watch over you on the way and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.

About this coordinate

Exodus 23:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 23:20, so the Hebrew word לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lefanekha) 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.23.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.20.W5.S1) and character.