Jeremiah 15:9:16Jer.15.9.W16TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
lifne
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NE
- Extended
- lihf-NEE
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
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 | 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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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-NE
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE o-ye-VE-hem
- clause
u-she-E-ri-TAM la-KHE-rev e-TEN lif-NE o-ye-VE-hem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
um-le-LA yo-LE-det ha-shi-VA na-fe-KHA naf-SHAH VA-e BA shim-SHAH be-OD yo-MAM BO-SHA ve-kha-FE-ra u-she-E-ri-TAM la-KHE-rev e-TEN lif-NE o-ye-VE-hem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The noun clause ûshe’eritam lacherav etten lifnei oyveihem {וּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗ם לַחֶרֶב אֶתֵּ֛ן לִפְנֵי אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם | û-šə-ʾê-rî-tām la-ḥe-reḇ ʾet-tēn lif-nê ʾoy-vê-hem} ‘and their remnant I will give to the sword before their enemies’ issues a prophetic judgment.
In context — Jeremiah 15:9
The one who bore seven languishes; she has breathed out her life and her sun has gone down while it is still day. She is ashamed and humiliated. And their remnant I will give to the sword before their enemies, declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 15:9, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֥י (lifne) 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.15.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.9.W16.S1) and character.