Leviticus 19:32:1Lev.19.32.W1TAB
מִפְּנֵ֤י
mipnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- mip-NEI
- Extended
- mip-NEE
- IPA
- /mip.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
mip-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
mip-NEI sey-VAH
- clause
mip-NEI sey-VAH ta-KOOM veh-hah-dar-TA pe-NEI za-KEN
- sentence
mip-NEI sey-VAH ta-KOOM veh-hah-dar-TA pe-NEI za-KEN veh-yah-RE-ta meh-eh-lo-HE-kha a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with mipnei {מִפְּנֵי | mi-pə-nê} as a prepositional phrase indicating “before” or “because of.”
In context — Leviticus 19:32
You shall stand up before the aged and show honor to the face of the old man. And you shall fear your God . I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:32, so the Hebrew word מִפְּנֵ֤י (mipnei) 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.19.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.32.W1.S1) and character.