Joshua 20:6:5Josh.20.6.W5TAB
לִפְנֵ֤י
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lif-NEI
- IPA
- /ʕad.ʕamˈdoː/
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 ha-e-DAH
- clause
ve-ya-SHAV ba-IR ha-HI ad-om-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH la-mish-PAT ad-MOT ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
- sentence
ve-ya-SHAV ba-IR ha-HI ad-om-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH la-mish-PAT ad-MOT ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM AZ ya-SHUV ha-ro-TSE-akh u-VA el-i-RO ve-el-bei-TO el-ha-IR a-sher-NAS mi-SHAM
Exegesis
The clause ad-‘amdo lifnei ha’edah lamishpat {עַד־עָמְדוֹ לִפְנֵי הָעֵדָה לַמִּשְׁפָּט | ʿad-ʿā-mă-ḏōw liṯ-p̄nê hā-ʿê-ḏāh la-mişp̄āṭ} functions as a time-bound condition linking sanctuary to judicial review.
In context — Joshua 20:6
And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the assembly for judgment, and until the death of the high priest who shall be in those days. Then the killer shall return to his city and to his house, to the city from which he fled.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 20:6, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֤י (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.20.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.6.W5.S1) and character.