Genesis 16:8:10Gen.16.8.W10TAB

מִפְּנֵי֙

mipenei

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Transliteration
mi-pe-NEI
Extended
mih-peh-NEE
IPA
/mip.pəˈneː/

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Result
מִ + פְּ + נֵי֙
mi + pe + nei
mipenei

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    mi-pe-NEI

  2. clause

    va-TO-mer mi-pe-NEI sa-RAI ge-vir-TI a-no-KHI bo-ra-KHAT

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MAR ha-GAR shif-KHAT sa-RAI ei-miz-ZEH VAT ve-A-na te-le-KHI va-TO-mer mi-pe-NEI sa-RAI ge-vir-TI a-no-KHI bo-ra-KHAT

Exegesis

Mipnei Sarai gevirti {מִפְּנֵי שָׂרַי גְּבִרְתִּי | mip-pə-nē śā-rai gə-bir-tî} combines spatial imagery of “presence” with relational status “my mistress,” indicating her motive.

In contextGenesis 16:8

And he said, “Hagar, maidservant of Sarai, from where have you come, and where will you go?” She answered, “From the presence of Sarai my mistress , I am fleeing.”

About this coordinate

Genesis 16:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 16:8, so the Hebrew word מִפְּנֵי֙ (mipenei) 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 Gen.16.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.8.W10.S1) and character.