Judges 21:2:7Judg.21.2.W7TAB
לִפְנֵ֖י
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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Word in context
- word
lif-NE
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-AM BET-EL va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM ad-ha-E-rev lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM BET-EL va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM ad-ha-E-rev lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM va-yis-E-u ko-LAM va-yiv-KU be-KHI ga-DOL
Exegesis
Lipnê hāʾĕlōhîm {לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים | lipnê hāʾĕlōhîm} ‘before God’ establishes the sacred context.
In context — Judges 21:2
And the people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God , lifted their voice , and wept with great grief.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 21:2, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֖י (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.21.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.2.W7.S1) and character.