Job 21:8:3Job.21.8.W3TAB
לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם
lifnehem
“before them or in their presence”
- Transliteration
- lif-ne-HEM
- Extended
- lihf-neh-HEEM
- IPA
- /lifnɛˈheːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before them or in their presence
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-ne-HEM
- clause
ZAR-am na-KHON lif-ne-HEM im-MAM
- sentence
ZAR-am na-KHON lif-ne-HEM im-MAM ve-tse-e-tsa-e-HEM le-e-ne-HEM
Exegesis
Three coordinate prepositional phrases—lifneihem {לִפְנֵיהֶם | lipnêhēm} ‘before them,’ imām {עִמָּם | ʿimmām} ‘with them,’ and le’eineihem {לְעֵינֵיהֶם | ləʿênēhēm} ‘before their eyes’—underscore ongoing presence and visual awareness. The repetition and parallel clause structure highlight enduring generational continuity. The English rendering mirrors this pattern and sequence while ensuring natural readability.
In context — Job 21:8
Their seed stands firm before them and with them, and their offspring are before their eyes .
About this coordinate
Job 21:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 21:8, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם (lifnehem) 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.21.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.8.W3.S1) and character.