Leviticus 18:28:10Lev.18.28.W10TAB
לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃
lifnekhem
“before you”
- Transliteration
- lif-NE-khem
- Extended
- lihf-NEH-khehm
- IPA
- /lifˈneːxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before you
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
lif-NE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER lif-NE-khem
- clause
ka-a-SHER ka-A et-ha-GOY a-SHER lif-NE-khem
- sentence
veh-loh-ta-KEE ha-A-rets et-KHEM beh-ta-ma-a-KHEM o-TAH ka-a-SHER ka-A et-ha-GOY a-SHER lif-NE-khem
Exegesis
The relative asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} and the construct lifneichem {לִפְנֵיכֶם | li-pnê-ḵem} set the temporal reference to those before Israel. The Hebrew VSO order and the negative jussive are rendered as a purpose clause in the target language to preserve the cautionary tone and causal flow.
In context — Leviticus 18:28
Lest the land vomit you out in your defiling , just as it vomited out the nation before you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:28:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 18:28, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃ (lifnekhem) 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.18.28.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.28.W10.S1) and character.