Numbers 17:7:4Num.17.7.W4TABWLC Numbers 17:22
לִפְנֵי
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lif-NEI
- IPA
- /lifˈnej/
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-NEI
- sentence
va-ye-NAKH mo-SHEH ET-ha-mat-TOT lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-O-hel ha-e-DUT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lifnei yahweh {לִפְנֵי יְהוָה | lip·nê yə·hō·wāh} positions the action ritually before the divine presence.
In context — Numbers 17:7
And Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the testimony .
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 17:7, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵי (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 Num.17.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.7.W4.S1) and character.