Leviticus 16:13:4Lev.16.13.W4TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lif-NEH
- 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
veh-nah-TAN et-hak-ke-TO-ret al-ha-ESH lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
veh-nah-TAN et-hak-ke-TO-ret al-ha-ESH lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH veh-khis-SA ah-NAN hak-ke-TO-ret et-hak-ka-PO-ret a-SHER al-ha-EH-DOOT veh-LO ya-MUT
Exegesis
The phrase lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵי יְהוָה | li-p̄-nē Yə-hō-wāh} defines spatial orientation relative to the divine presence.
In context — Leviticus 16:13
And he shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD , and the cloud of the incense shall cover the atonement cover on the testimony so that he will not die.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 16:13, 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.16.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.13.W4.S1) and character.