Ezekiel 16:18:9Ezek.16.18.W9TAB
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃
lifnehem
“before them”
- Transliteration
- lif-ne-HEM
- Extended
- lihf-neh-HEHM
- IPA
- /lif.neːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-ne-HEM
- clause
ve-sham-NI u-ke-tar-TI na-ta-TI na-TAT lif-ne-HEM
- sentence
va-tik-KHI et-big-DE rik-ma-TEKH va-te-kha-SIM ve-sham-NI u-ke-tar-TI na-ta-TI na-TAT lif-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The Qal perfect natat {נָתַתְּ | nā-ṯat} ‘you gave’ is complemented by the prepositional phrase lifnehem {לִפְנֵיהֶם | li-p̄nê-hem} ‘before them,’ situating the offerings in the presence of the idols. This sequence of wayyiqtol forms creates a narrative progression that heightens the sense of misdirected devotion and the tragic profanation of sacred gifts.
In context — Ezekiel 16:18
And you took your embroidered garments and covered them, and you placed my oil and my incense before them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 16:18, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (lifnehem) 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.16.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.18.W9.S1) and character.