Leviticus 16:7:6Lev.16.7.W6TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
lifneh
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEH
- 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
lif-NEH
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEH ye-ho-VAH
- clause
veh-heh-eh-MEED o-TAM lif-NEH ye-ho-VAH PEH-takh OH-hel mo-ED
- sentence
veh-LA-kakh et-SHNEE ha-see-RIM veh-heh-eh-MEED o-TAM lif-NEH ye-ho-VAH PEH-takh OH-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
The preposition lifnei {לִפְנֵ֣י | li-pnê} ‘before’ establishes spatial orientation toward YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh} as the recipient of the ritual.
In context — Leviticus 16:7
Then he shall take the two goats and stand them before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 16:7, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֣י (lifneh) 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.16.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.7.W6.S1) and character.