Leviticus 16:1:10Lev.16.1.W10TAB
לִפְנֵי־יְהוָ֖ה
lifneeyehhovah
“before the LORD”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEE-yeh-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lif-NEE-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lifˈneː.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before the LORD
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 | 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-NEE-yeh-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-kar-va-TAM lif-NEE-yeh-ho-VAH
- clause
be-kar-va-TAM lif-NEE-yeh-ho-VAH va-ya-MU-tu
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER Yeh-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh a-kha-REE MOT she-NEE be-NEE a-ha-RON be-kar-va-TAM lif-NEE-yeh-ho-VAH va-ya-MU-tu
Exegesis
The phrase lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵי־יְהוָ֖ה | li-p̄-nê Yə-hō-wāh} emphasizes proximity to the divine presence.
In context — Leviticus 16:1
After the death of Aaron’s two sons—when they came near before the LORD and died—the LORD spoke to Moses.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 16:1, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵי־יְהוָ֖ה (lifneeyehhovah) 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.16.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.1.W10.S1) and character.