Genesis 19:13:7Gen.19.13.W7TAB
אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י
etpenei
“before”
- Transliteration
- et-pe-NEI
- Extended
- eet-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.pə.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-pe-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ki-gad-LAH tsa-a-ka-TAM et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH va-ye-shal-le-KHE-nu Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-kha-TAH
- sentence
ki-mash-khi-TIM a-NAKH-nu et-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZEH ki-gad-LAH tsa-a-ka-TAM et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH va-ye-shal-le-KHE-nu Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-kha-TAH
Exegesis
A second ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} clause states the reason: gadlah {גָּדְלָ֤ה | gā-ḏā-lāh} “has become great” describes the intensified state of tsaakatam {צַעֲקָתָם֙ | ṣa-ʿă-qā-ṯām} “their outcry,” which stands in construct with et-penei YHWH {אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה | ʾeṯ pə-nê Yə-hō-wāh}, an idiomatic expression for “before the presence of the LORD.”
Root and etymology
Rootpe–nun–heh
“to turn, face”
In context — Genesis 19:13
For we are destroying this place, because their outcry has become great before the presence of the LORD ; therefore the LORD has sent us to destroy it.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 19:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י (etpenei) 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.19.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.13.W7.S1) and character.