Exodus 23:27:3Exod.23.27.W3TAB
לְפָנֶ֔יךָ
lefanekha
“before you”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NE-kha
- Extended
- leh-fah-NEH-khah
- IPA
- /lə.faːˈneː.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
- phraseyour reading level
a-shal-LAKH le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
ET-EE-ma-TI a-shal-LAKH le-fa-NE-kha ve-ha-mo-TI ET-KOL-ha-AM a-SHER ta-VO ba-HEM
- sentence
ET-EE-ma-TI a-shal-LAKH le-fa-NE-kha ve-ha-mo-TI ET-KOL-ha-AM a-SHER ta-VO ba-HEM ve-na-ta-TI EET-KOL-oi-VE-kha e-LE-kha O-ref
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases lefanekha {לְפָנֶיךָ | lə-pā-nê-ḵā} “before you” and eleikha {אֵלֶיךָ | ʾê-lê-ḵā} “toward you” establish spatial orientation.
Root and etymology
“face, presence”
In context — Exodus 23:27
I will send my terror before you; I will throw into confusion all the people among whom you go; and I will cause all your enemies to turn their backs toward you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 23:27, 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.23.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.27.W3.S1) and character.