Leviticus 19:14:3Lev.19.14.W3TAB
וְלִפְנֵ֣י
vehlifnee
“before”
- Transliteration
- veh-lif-NEE
- Extended
- veh-lif-NEE
- IPA
- /və.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
veh-lif-NEE
- phraseyour reading level
veh-lif-NEE i-VER
- clause
loh-teh-kal-LEL khe-RESH veh-lif-NEE i-VER LO tih-TEN mikh-SHOL
- sentence
loh-teh-kal-LEL khe-RESH veh-lif-NEE i-VER LO tih-TEN mikh-SHOL veh-yah-REH-tah meh-eh-loh-HEE-kha a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The vav-prefixed phrase ve-lifnei {וְלִפְנֵ֣י | wə-lîp̄-nê} ‘and before’ links two parallel offenses in merism: verbal harm against the deaf and physical hindrance in lo-titten {לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן | lō tit-tên} ‘you shall not place’ a stumbling block. The alternation between Piel (intensified action) and Qal (simple action) stems underscores the seriousness of both curses and entrapment.
In context — Leviticus 19:14
You shall not curse the deaf nor place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God ; I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 19:14, so the Hebrew word וְלִפְנֵ֣י (vehlifnee) 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.19.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.14.W3.S1) and character.