Joshua 18:10:6Josh.18.10.W6TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lif-NEI
- IPA
- /lifˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yash-LEKH la-HEM ye-ho-SHU-a go-RAL be-shi-LO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yash-LEKH la-HEM ye-ho-SHU-a go-RAL be-shi-LO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-KHA-lek-SHAM ye-ho-SHU-a et-ha-A-retz liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ke-makh-lek-TAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases bĕshiloh {בְּשִׁלֹה | bə-šî-lô} and lifnei {לִפְנֵי | lip̄-nê} establish location and ritual context “before the LORD.”
In context — Joshua 18:10
And Joshua cast the lot for them at Shiloh before the LORD , and there Joshua apportioned the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 18:10, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֣י (lifnei) 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.18.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.10.W6.S1) and character.