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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
hin-NEH a-no-KHI sho-LE-akh mal-AKH le-fa-NE-kha lish-mor-KHA bad-DA-rekh
- 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 context — Exodus 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.