Numbers 27:2:7Num.27.2.W7TAB
וְלִפְנֵ֥י
velifnei
“and before”
- Transliteration
- ve-lif-NEI
- Extended
- veh-leef-NEI
- IPA
- /və.lifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-lif-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lif-NEI ha-ne-si-IM
- clause
va-ta-a-MOD-nah lif-NEI mo-SHEH ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-lif-NEI ha-ne-si-IM ve-KOL-ha-e-DAH
- sentence
va-ta-a-MOD-nah lif-NEI mo-SHEH ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-lif-NEI ha-ne-si-IM ve-KOL-ha-e-DAH PE-takh O-hel-mo-ED le-MOR
Exegesis
The anaphoric use of lifnei {לִפְנֵ֣י | li-p̆nê} creates a trifold presentation before Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders, reinforcing procedural order.
In context — Numbers 27:2
And they stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest , the leaders and all the assembly , at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying:
About this coordinate
Numbers 27:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 27:2, so the Hebrew word וְלִפְנֵ֥י (velifnei) 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.27.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.2.W7.S1) and character.