Ezekiel 14:1:7Ezek.14.1.W7TAB
לְפָנָֽי׃
lefanai
“before me”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAI
- Extended
- leh-faa-NAI
- IPA
- /ləfaːˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- before me
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAI
- clause
va-ye-she-VU le-fa-NAI
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-LAI a-na-SHIM mi-zik-NE yis-ra-EL va-ye-she-VU le-fa-NAI
Exegesis
The second wayyiqtol verb vayeshevu {וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ | way-yē-šə-ḇū} denotes completed action, and the locative preposition lefanai {לְפָנָֽי | lə-fā-nāy} indicates positioning “before me.” English rendering preserves Hebrew order with added articles and slight reordering of prepositional elements for natural flow and clarity.
In context — Ezekiel 14:1
Then men from the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 14:1, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָֽי׃ (lefanai) 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 Ezek.14.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.1.W7.S1) and character.