Leviticus 16:10:8Lev.16.10.W8TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lihf-NEI
- IPA
- /lif.ˈneːj/
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
veh-has-sa-IR a-SHER a-LA a-LAV ha-go-RAL la-a-za-ZEL ya-oh-mad-KHAI lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-ka-PER a-LAV
- sentence
veh-has-sa-IR a-SHER a-LA a-LAV ha-go-RAL la-a-za-ZEL ya-oh-mad-KHAI lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-ka-PER a-LAV le-sha-LAKH o-TO la-a-za-ZEL ha-mid-ba-RAH
Exegesis
The phrase lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵי יְהוָ֖ה | li-p̄-nê Yə-hō-wāh} ‘before the LORD’ indicates the locus of presentation.
In context — Leviticus 16:10
But the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be presented alive before the LORD in order to make atonement over it and send it into the wilderness to Azazel.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 16:10, 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.16.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.10.W8.S1) and character.