Numbers 16:43:4Num.16.43.W4TABWLC Numbers 17:8
אֶל־פְּנֵ֖י
elpenei
“to the front of”
- Transliteration
- el-pe-NEI
- Extended
- el-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔel.pəˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the front of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
el-pe-NEI
- clause
va-ya-VO-u mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON el-pe-NEI ha-O-hel
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON el-pe-NEI ha-O-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} introduces motion toward the locative phrase penei {פְּנֵי | pə-nê} ‘front, face’ in construct with ohel {אֹהֶל | ʾō-hěl} ‘tent’ and moed {מוֹעֵד | mō-ʿēḏ} ‘appointed meeting’, forming ‘tent of meeting’. In English, the Hebrew order is preserved to maintain emphasis, rendering “front of the tent of meeting” to capture both spatial orientation and cultic function.
Root and etymology
פ־נ־ה
“face, presence”
In context — Numbers 16:43
And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting .
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:43:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 16:43, so the Hebrew word אֶל־פְּנֵ֖י (elpenei) 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 Num.16.43.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.43.W4.S1) and character.