Proverbs 14:19:3Prov.14.19.W3TAB
לִפְנֵ֣י
lifne
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NE
- Extended
- lihf-NEE
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
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-NE
- clause
sha-KHU ra-IM lif-NE to-VIM
- sentence
sha-KHU ra-IM lif-NE to-VIM u-re-sha-IM al-sha-a-RE tsa-DIK
Exegesis
The preposition lifnei {לִפְנֵ֣י | lif-nê} ‘before’ introduces the spatial complement tovim {טוֹבִ֑ים | ṭō-vîm} ‘good ones.’
In context — Proverbs 14:19
The wicked bow down before the good, and evildoers bow at the entrance of the upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:19, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֣י (lifne) 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 Prov.14.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.19.W3.S1) and character.