Ezekiel 16:50:4Ezek.16.50.W4TAB
לְפָנָ֑י
lefanai
“before me”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAI
- Extended
- leh-faa-NAI
- IPA
- /ləfaːˈnaːj/
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-tig-be-HEI-na va-ta-e-SI-na to-e-VA le-fa-NAI
- sentence
va-tig-be-HEI-na va-ta-e-SI-na to-e-VA le-fa-NAI va-a-SIR et-HEN ka-a-SHER RA-i-ti
Exegesis
The singular noun to‘ēḇā {תוֹעֵבָ֖ה | tōʿēḇā}, “abomination,” emphasizes the moral gravity of their actions, and the prepositional phrase lĕfānāy {לְפָנָ֑י | lĕfānāy}, “before me,” foregrounds divine presence as the ethical standard.
In context — Ezekiel 16:50
And they became haughty and committed abomination before Me . So I removed them as I saw fit.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:50:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 16:50, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָ֑י (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.16.50.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.50.W4.S1) and character.