Numbers 20:9:4Num.20.9.W4TAB
מִלִּפְנֵ֣י
milifnei
“from before”
- Transliteration
- mi-lif-NEI
- Extended
- mih-lif-NEI
- IPA
- /mil.lifˈne/
Meaning by language
- English
- from before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-lif-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
mi-lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yi-KAKH mo-SHEH et-ha-ma-TEH mi-lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yi-KAKH mo-SHEH et-ha-ma-TEH mi-lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER tsi-va-HU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase millipnei Yəh·wāh {מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָ֑ה | mil·lip·nê Yəh·wāh} ‘from before the LORD’ situates Moses’s act within the divine presence, emphasizing accountability to YHWH.
Root and etymology
p-n-hPe, Nun, He
“face, before”
In context — Numbers 20:9
And Moses took the staff from before the LORD , just as He had commanded him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 20:9, so the Hebrew word מִלִּפְנֵ֣י (milifnei) 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.20.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.9.W4.S1) and character.