Numbers 8:3:5Num.8.3.W5TAB
פְּנֵ֣י
penei
“the face of”
- Transliteration
- pe-NEI
- Extended
- peh-NEI
- IPA
- /pəˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- the face of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
pe-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH
- clause
va-ya-AS KEN a-ha-RON el-MUL pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH he-e-la ne-ro-TE-ha
- sentence
va-ya-AS KEN a-ha-RON el-MUL pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH he-e-la ne-ro-TE-ha ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH et-MO-she
Exegesis
The phrase el-mul penei hamenorah {אֶל־מוּל פְּנֵי הַמְּנוֹרָה | ʾel-mul pənê hammĕnôrāh} establishes orientation opposite the lampstand.
In context — Numbers 8:3
Aaron did so; he raised and set its lamps to shine toward the front of the lampstand , just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
About this coordinate
Numbers 8:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 8:3, so the Hebrew word פְּנֵ֣י (penei) 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.8.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.8.3.W5.S1) and character.