Genesis 20:15:5Gen.20.15.W5TAB
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ
lefanekha
“is before you”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NE-kha
- Extended
- leh-fah-NEH-khah
- IPA
- /lə.faː.ˈnɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is before you
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh hin-NE ar-TSI le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh hin-NE ar-TSI le-fa-NE-kha ba-TOV be-ey-NE-kha SHEV
Exegesis
The nominal clause artsi lefanekha {אַרְצִי לְפָנֶיךָ | ʾar-ṣî lə-fā-ne-kā} lacks an explicit verb, implying the copula ‘is’ and rendering ‘my land is before you’.
In context — Genesis 20:15
And Abimelech said, “See, my land is set before you; where it is good in your eyes , dwell.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 20:15, so the Hebrew word לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (lefanekha) 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.20.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.15.W5.S1) and character.