Ezekiel 20:1:14Ezek.20.1.W14TAB
לְפָנָֽי׃
lefanai
“before me”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAI
- Extended
- leh-faa-NAI
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːʃˈvuː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAI
- clause
va-ye-SHVU le-fa-NAI
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-sha-NA ha-she-vi-IT ba-kha-mi-SHI be-a-SOR la-KHO-desh ba-U a-na-SHIM mi-zik-NE yis-ra-EL li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-SHVU le-fa-NAI
Exegesis
The verse concludes with vayeshvu lefanai {וַיֵּשְׁבוּ לְפָנַי | wa-yē-šə-ḇû lə-fā-nāy} ‘and they sat before me,’ a Hebrew idiom denoting audience with the prophetic presence. This rendering preserves the Hebrew wayyiqtol structure while ordering temporal and purpose clauses for clarity.
In context — Ezekiel 20:1
And it happened in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that men from the elders of Israel came to seek the LORD , and they sat before me .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Ezekiel 20:1, 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.20.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.1.W14.S1) and character.