Leviticus 16:15:19Lev.16.15.W19TAB
וְלִפְנֵ֥י
velifneh
“before”
- Transliteration
- ve-lif-NEH
- Extended
- veh-lif-NEH
- IPA
- /wə.lifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-lif-NEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lif-NEH ha-ka-PO-ret
- clause
ve-a-SAA et-da-MO ka-a-SHER a-SAA le-DAM ha-PAR ve-hiz-ZA o-TO al-ha-ka-PO-ret ve-lif-NEH ha-ka-PO-ret
- sentence
ve-sha-KHAT et-se-EER ha-khat-TAT a-SHER la-AM ve-he-VEE et-da-MO el-mib-BEIT la-pa-RO-khet ve-a-SAA et-da-MO ka-a-SHER a-SAA le-DAM ha-PAR ve-hiz-ZA o-TO al-ha-ka-PO-ret ve-lif-NEH ha-ka-PO-ret
In context — Leviticus 16:15
And he shall slaughter the male goat of the sin offering which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the bull’s blood, and sprinkle it on the atonement cover and before the atonement cover.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:15:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Leviticus 16:15, so the Hebrew word וְלִפְנֵ֥י (velifneh) 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.16.15.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.15.W19.S1) and character.