Leviticus 16:30:9Lev.16.30.W9TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lif-NEE
- 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
mi-KOL khat-toh-TEI-khem lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH tit-ha-RU
- sentence
ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM le-ta-HER et-KHEM mi-KOL khat-toh-TEI-khem lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH tit-ha-RU
Exegesis
The locative lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה | lif-nê Yə-hō-wāh} situates the rite in God’s presence.
In context — Leviticus 16:30
Because on this day atonement will be made for you to purify you from all your sins before the LORD ; you shall be purified .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:30:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 16:30, 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.16.30.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.30.W9.S1) and character.