Numbers 19:3:11Num.19.3.W11TAB
לְפָנָֽיו׃
lefanav
“before him”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAV
- Extended
- leh-fah-NAHV
- IPA
- /ləfaˈnav/
Meaning by language
- English
- before him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAV
- clause
ve-ho-tsi o-TAH el-mi-KHUTS la-ma-ha-NEH ve-sha-KHAT o-TAH le-fa-NAV
- sentence
u-ne-ta-TEM o-TAH el-el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-ho-tsi o-TAH el-mi-KHUTS la-ma-ha-NEH ve-sha-KHAT o-TAH le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
Finally, veshachat {וְשָׁחַט | wəšāḥaṭ} “and he shall slaughter” followed by lefanav {לְפָנָיו | ləpānāw} “before him” frames the act under the priest’s oversight, underscoring controlled execution of the purification rite.
In context — Numbers 19:3
And you shall give her to Eleazar the priest , and he shall bring her outside the camp, and he shall slaughter her before him .
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 19:3, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lefanav) 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.19.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.3.W11.S1) and character.