Jeremiah 18:20:9Jer.18.20.W9TAB
לְפָנֶ֗יךָ
lefanekha
“before you”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NE-kha
- Extended
- leh-faa-NEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ləfaːˈneːχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
ze-KHOR a-me-DI le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
ze-KHOR a-me-DI le-fa-NE-kha le-da-BER a-le-HEM to-VA le-ha-SHIV et-kha-MAT-kha me-HEM
- sentence
ha-ye-shu-LAM TA-khat-to-VA ra-A KI-kha-RU shu-KHA le-naf-SHI ze-KHOR a-me-DI le-fa-NE-kha le-da-BER a-le-HEM to-VA le-ha-SHIV et-kha-MAT-kha me-HEM
Exegesis
The imperative ze-khor {זְכֹ֣ר | zə-ḵōr} issues a direct appeal, and the perfect participle a-ma-di le-pa-ney-kha {עָמְדִ֣י לְפָנֶ֗יךָ | ʿā-ma-dî lə-pā-nê-kā} frames the prophet’s intercession.
In context — Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before You to speak good concerning them, to turn away Your wrath from them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 18:20, so the Hebrew word לְפָנֶ֗יךָ (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 Jer.18.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.20.W9.S1) and character.