Judges 13:15:8Judg.13.15.W8TAB
לְפָנֶ֖יךָ
lefanekha
“before you”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NE-kha
- Extended
- leh-faa-NEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ləfaːˈnɛː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-a-SE le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
na-tse-RA-na o-TAKH ve-na-a-SE le-fa-NE-kha ge-DI i-ZIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH na-tse-RA-na o-TAKH ve-na-a-SE le-fa-NE-kha ge-DI i-ZIM
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-naʿăśeh {וְנַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | wə-naʿăśeh} introduces a second cohortative, and the prepositional phrase lə-pānêḵā {לְפָנֶ֖יךָ | lə-pānêḵā} indicates purpose “before you.”
In context — Judges 13:15
And Manoah said to the angel of the LORD , “Please let us detain you , and let us prepare before you a young goat from the goats.”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 13:15, so the Hebrew word לְפָנֶ֖יךָ (lefanekha) 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 Judg.13.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.15.W8.S1) and character.