Leviticus 19:22:6Lev.19.22.W6TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
lifnei
“before the”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lif-NEE
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before the
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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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Word in context
- word
lif-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
veh-kih-PEHR ah-LAV ha-koh-HEN beh-EEL hah-ah-SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA
- sentence
veh-kih-PEHR ah-LAV ha-koh-HEN beh-EEL hah-ah-SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA veh-nis-LAKH LO mei-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA
Exegesis
The locative lifnei {לִפְנֵי | li-pnê} ‘before’ YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ situates the rite in divine presence.
In context — Leviticus 19:22
And the priest will make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed, and he will be forgiven for his sin which he has committed.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 19:22, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֣י (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.19.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.22.W6.S1) and character.