Judges 16:3:21Judg.16.3.W21TAB
עַל־פְּנֵ֥י
alpenei
“before”
- Transliteration
- al-pe-NEI
- Extended
- ahl-peh-NEI
- IPA
- /ʕal.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
al-pe-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
al-pe-NEI khev-RON
- clause
va-ya-a-LEM el-ROSH ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI khev-RON
- sentence
va-yish-KAV shim-SHON ad-kha-TSI ha-LAI-la va-ya-KAM ba-kha-TSI ha-LAI-la va-ye-e-KHOZ be-dal-TOT SHA-ar-ha-IR u-vish-TEI ha-me-zu-ZOT va-yis-sa-EM im-ha-be-ri-AKH va-ya-SEM al-ke-te-FAIV va-ya-a-LEM el-ROSH ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI khev-RON
Exegesis
Finally, the directional infinitive ’el-rōš ha-hār ’ăšer ʿal-pənê ḥeḇrôn {אֶל־רֹאשׁ הָהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי חֶבְרוֹן | ’el-rōš ha-hār ’ăšer ʿal-pənê ḥeḇrôn} marks the destination at the mountain summit.
In context — Judges 16:3
Samson lay down until midnight, and then he arose and grasped the doors of the city gate along with the two doorposts, carried them together with the bolt, placed them on his shoulders, and brought them up to the top of the mountain that faces Hebron .
About this coordinate
Judges 16:3:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Judges 16:3, so the Hebrew word עַל־פְּנֵ֥י (alpenei) 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.16.3.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.3.W21.S1) and character.