Jeremiah 15:19:6Jer.15.19.W6TAB
לְפָנַ֣י
lefanai
“before me”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAI
- Extended
- leh-fah-NAI
- IPA
- /ləfaˈnaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- before me
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
le-fa-NAI ta-a-MOD
- clause
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH im-ta-SHUV va-a-shi-VE-kha le-fa-NAI ta-a-MOD ve-im-to-TSI ya-KAR mi-zo-LEL ke-FI ti-he-YE
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH im-ta-SHUV va-a-shi-VE-kha le-fa-NAI ta-a-MOD ve-im-to-TSI ya-KAR mi-zo-LEL ke-FI ti-he-YE ya-SHU-vu HE-ma E-le-KHA ve-a-TA lo-ta-SHUV a-le-HEM
Exegesis
The causative Hiphil va-ashivkha {וַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙ | va-ʾă-šîḇ-ḵā} “and I will restore you” emphasizes divine initiative in reestablishing the prophet’s standing before God (lefanai taamod {לְפָנַ֣י תַּֽעֲמֹ֔ד | lə-fā-nai ta-ʿă-mōḏ}).
In context — Jeremiah 15:19
Therefore thus says the LORD : If you return, then I will restore you, and you will stand before Me. And if you extract the precious from the worthless, you will be like My mouth. They will return to you, but you shall not return to them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 15:19, so the Hebrew word לְפָנַ֣י (lefanai) 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 Jer.15.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.19.W6.S1) and character.