Leviticus 14:11:8Lev.14.11.W8TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- leef-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-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH PE-takh O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
ve-he-e-MEED ha-ko-HEN ha-me-ta-HER ET ha-ISH ham-mi-ta-HER ve-o-TAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH PE-takh O-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
The preposition lifnei {לִפְנֵי | li-p̄nê} ‘before’ locates the action relative to YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}, underscoring divine presence at the ritual.
In context — Leviticus 14:11
Then the priest shall cause the man being cleansed and the offerings to stand before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 14:11, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֣י (lifnei) 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 Lev.14.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.11.W8.S1) and character.