Job 16:8:7Job.16.8.W7TAB
בְּפָנַ֥י
befanai
“to my face”
- Transliteration
- be-fa-NAI
- Extended
- beh-faa-NAI
- IPA
- /bəfaˈnaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to my face
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
be-fa-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
be-fa-NAI ya-a-NE
- clause
va-ya-KAM BI kha-kha-SHI be-fa-NAI ya-a-NE
- sentence
va-tik-me-TE-ni le-ED ha-YA va-ya-KAM BI kha-kha-SHI be-fa-NAI ya-a-NE
In context — Job 16:8
And You have shriveled me up, and it has become a witness; my leanness rises up against me and answers before my face.
About this coordinate
Job 16:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 16:8, so the Hebrew word בְּפָנַ֥י (befanai) 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 Job.16.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.8.W7.S1) and character.