Isaiah 18:5:1Isa.18.5.W1TAB
כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֤י
kilifne
“for before”
- Transliteration
- ki-lif-NE
- Extended
- KEE-lihf-NEE
- IPA
- /kiːlifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ki-lif-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ki-lif-NE ka-TSIR
- clause
ki-lif-NE ka-TSIR ke-tam-PE-rakh u-VO-ser go-MEL yih-ye ni-TSa
- sentence
ki-lif-NE ka-TSIR ke-tam-PE-rakh u-VO-ser go-MEL yih-ye ni-TSa ve-kha-RAT ha-zal-za-LIM ba-maz-me-ROT ve-ET-ha-ne-ti-SHOT he-SIR he-TAZ
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki-lifne {כִּי־לִפְנֵי | kî-lipnê} ‘for before’, where kî introduces a grounding explanation and lipnê governs qatsir {קָצִיר | qā-ṣîr} ‘harvest’ to set a clear temporal horizon.
In context — Isaiah 18:5
For before the harvest, when the blossom is complete and the unripe grape is ripening, it will be a bud; He will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and the tendrils He will remove and lop off.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 18:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 18:5, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֤י (kilifne) 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 Isa.18.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.18.5.W1.S1) and character.