Job 17:6:5Job.17.6.W5TAB
לְפָנִ֣ים
lefanim
“in front or before”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NIM
- Extended
- leh-faa-NEEM
- IPA
- /ləfaˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in front or before
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-fa-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
le-fa-NIM e-he-YE
- clause
ve-TO-fet le-fa-NIM e-he-YE
- sentence
ve-hit-si-GA-ni lim-SHOL a-MIM ve-TO-fet le-fa-NIM e-he-YE
Exegesis
The second cola parallels the first with vetophet {וְתֹפֶת | wə-ṭōp̄eṯ}, a noun of shame, followed by lefanim {לְפָנִים | lə-pānîm}, a locative plural phrase emphasizing public, face-to-face humiliation.
In context — Job 17:6
And He has set me as a proverb for peoples, and I will be a spitting before their faces.
About this coordinate
Job 17:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 17:6, so the Hebrew word לְפָנִ֣ים (lefanim) 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.17.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.6.W5.S1) and character.