Judges 20:26:18Judg.20.26.W18TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
lifne
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NE
- Extended
- lihf-NEE
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
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-NE
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-a-LU o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU khol-be-NE yis-re-a-EL ve-khol-ha-AM va-ya-VO-u BET-EL va-yiv-KU va-ye-she-VU SHAM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-tsu-MU va-YOM-ha-HU ad-ha-A-rev va-ya-a-LU o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verbs vayivku {וַיִּבְכּוּ֙ | wayyibbəkû} and vayeshvu {וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ | wayyēšəḇû} frame lamentation in divine presence marked by lifnei {לִפְנֵ֣י | lĭpnê}.
In context — Judges 20:26
Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel, and they wept and sat there before the LORD . They fasted on that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:26:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Judges 20:26, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֥י (lifne) 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.20.26.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.26.W18.S1) and character.