Leviticus 16:12:6Lev.16.12.W6TAB
מִלִּפְנֵ֣י
millifneh
“from before”
- Transliteration
- mil-lif-NEH
- Extended
- mil-lif-NEH
- IPA
- /mil.liˈfneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
mil-lif-NEH
- phraseyour reading level
mil-lif-NEH Yeh-ho-VAH
- clause
veh-la-KAKH meh-LOH-ham-makh-TAH gah-kha-LAY-EESH meh-AL ham-miz-BE-akh mil-lif-NEH Yeh-ho-VAH oo-meh-LO khaf-NAAV ke-TO-ret sa-MEEM dak-KAH
- sentence
veh-la-KAKH meh-LOH-ham-makh-TAH gah-kha-LAY-EESH meh-AL ham-miz-BE-akh mil-lif-NEH Yeh-ho-VAH oo-meh-LO khaf-NAAV ke-TO-ret sa-MEEM dak-KAH veh-he-VEE mi-BEIT la-pa-RO-khet
Exegesis
The paired prepositions mēʿǎl {מֵעַ֤ל | me-ʿǎl} and milli-p̄nê {מִלִּפְנֵ֣י | mil-lî-p̄nê} frame “from upon the altar before the LORD,” highlighting sanctuary geography.
In context — Leviticus 16:12
And he shall take a full censer of coals of fire from upon the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely beaten incense , and he shall bring it inside the veil.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 16:12, so the Hebrew word מִלִּפְנֵ֣י (millifneh) 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.16.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.12.W6.S1) and character.