Genesis 17:1:15Gen.17.1.W15TAB
לְפָנַ֖י
lefanai
“before me”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAI
- Extended
- leh-fah-NAI
- IPA
- /lə.fa.ˈnaj/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI
- clause
va-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI veh-YE ta-MIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI av-RAM ben-tish-IM sha-NA ve-TE-sha sha-NIM va-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI veh-YE ta-MIM
Exegesis
Finally, the coordinated imperatives hithalekh lefanai vehyeh tamim {הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ לְפָנַ֖י וֶהְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים | hit-hāl-lēḵ lə-fā-nay we-hyēh tā-mîm} pair “walk/live before Me” with “be blameless,” linking relational presence and moral integrity.
In context — Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty ; live before Me, and be blameless.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 17:1, so the Hebrew word לְפָנַ֖י (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 Gen.17.1.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.1.W15.S1) and character.