Genesis 33:14:3Gen.33.14.W3TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
lifenei
“before”
- Transliteration
- li-fe-NEI
- Extended
- lih-feh-NEE
- IPA
- /lif.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
li-fe-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
li-fe-NEI av-DO
- clause
ya-a-var-NA a-do-NI li-fe-NEI av-DO
- sentence
ya-a-var-NA a-do-NI li-fe-NEI av-DO va-a-NI e-te-na-ha-LA le-it-TI le-RE-gel ha-me-la-KHA a-sher-le-fa-NAI u-le-RE-gel ha-ye-la-DIM AD a-sher-a-VO el-a-do-NI se-i-RA
Exegesis
The vocative adoni {אֲדֹנִי | ʾădōnî} ‘my lord’ with lifnei avdo {לִפְנֵי עַבְדּוֹ | lip̄nê ʿaḇdô} ‘before his servant’ emphasizes deference.
Root and etymology
p-n-hpe–nun–heh
“to turn, face”
In context — Genesis 33:14
Let my lord go on before his servant, and I will follow at a measured pace, matching the livestock before me and the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.
About this coordinate
Genesis 33:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 33:14, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֣י (lifenei) 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.33.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.33.14.W3.S1) and character.