Joshua 14:15:3Josh.14.15.W3TAB
לְפָנִים֙
lefanim
“formerly”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NIM
- Extended
- leh-fah-NEEM
- IPA
- /ləfaˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- formerly
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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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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM
- clause
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM kir-YAT ar-BA ha-a-DAM ha-ga-DOL ba-a-na-KIM HU
- sentence
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM kir-YAT ar-BA ha-a-DAM ha-ga-DOL ba-a-na-KIM HU ve-ha-A-retz shak-TA mi-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The adverb lefanim {לְפָנִים | lə-p̄ā-nîm} ‘formerly’ sets a temporal frame for the nominal clause.
In context — Joshua 14:15
The name of Hebron in former times was Kiryat Arba, named for Arba , the great man among the Anakim; and the land was at rest from war.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 14:15, so the Hebrew word לְפָנִים֙ (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 Josh.14.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.15.W3.S1) and character.