Leviticus 24:4:6Lev.24.4.W6TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
lifnee
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEE
- Extended
- lihf-NEE
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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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-NEE
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEE Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
lif-NEE Ye-ho-VAH ta-MID
- sentence
AL ham-me-no-RAH hat-te-ho-RAH ya-a-ROKH et-han-ne-ROT lif-NEE Ye-ho-VAH ta-MID
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵי יְהוָה | liphnê Yəhōwāh} situates the lamps before the divine presence, and the adverb tamid {תָּמִיד | tā-mîḏ} establishes continual performance. The Hebrew word order foregrounds the locus of the ritual object and emphasizes the perpetual nature of divine encounter through light.
In context — Leviticus 24:4
Upon the pure lampstand he shall arrange the lamps before the LORD continually.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 24:4, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֥י (lifnee) 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.24.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.4.W6.S1) and character.