Joshua 23:9:3Josh.23.9.W3TAB
מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם
mipneyekhem
“from before you”
- Transliteration
- mip-ne-YEKHEM
- Extended
- mip-pe-NEE-khem
- IPA
- /mip.pəneˈxem/
Meaning by language
- English
- from before you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
mip-ne-YEKHEM
- clause
va-yo-RESH Ye-ho-VAH mip-ne-YEKHEM go-YIM ge-do-LEEM va-a-tsu-MEEM
- sentence
va-yo-RESH Ye-ho-VAH mip-ne-YEKHEM go-YIM ge-do-LEEM va-a-tsu-MEEM ve-a-TEM LO a-MAD EESH bif-ne-YEKHEM AD ha-YOM ha-ZEH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mippənêkhem {מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם | mippənêkhem} ‘from before you’ establishes the Israelites’ vantage point in the action.
In context — Joshua 23:9
And the LORD drove out from before you great and mighty nations ; but no man has stood before you until this day.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 23:9, so the Hebrew word מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם (mipneyekhem) 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.23.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.9.W3.S1) and character.