Genesis 18:22:9Gen.18.22.W9TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lihf-NEE
- IPA
- /lif.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
lif-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-av-ra-HAM o-DE-nu o-MED lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yif-NU mi-SHAM ha-a-na-SHIM va-yel-KHU se-DO-ma ve-av-ra-HAM o-DE-nu o-MED lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה | lip̄nê Yəhōwāh} ‘before the LORD’ situates Abraham in God’s presence, setting the stage for the forthcoming intercession. In English, wayyiqtol verbs are rendered with simple past forms (“turned,” “went,” “remained”) to preserve narrative flow, while omed’s participial nuance is maintained with “remained standing.”
In context — Genesis 18:22
And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 18:22, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֥י (lifnei) 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.18.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.22.W9.S1) and character.