Leviticus 14:23:9Lev.14.23.W9TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- leef-NEI
- 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-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
el-PE-takh O-hel-mo-ED lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-he-VEE o-TAM ba-YOM hash-mee-NEE leh-ta-ho-RA-TO el-ha-ko-HEN el-PE-takh O-hel-mo-ED lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The final phrase lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵי יְהוָה | li(p)-nê yə-hō-wāh} ‘before the LORD’ emphasizes divine presence. The layered prepositional structure is mirrored in English with parallel clauses to preserve procedural flow and theological focus.
In context — Leviticus 14:23
And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 14:23, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֥י (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.14.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.23.W9.S1) and character.