Proverbs 18:16:5Prov.18.16.W5TAB
וְלִפְנֵ֖י
velifne
“and before”
- Transliteration
- ve-lif-NE
- Extended
- veh-lif-NEE
- IPA
- /vəlifˈneː/
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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Word in context
- word
ve-lif-NE
- clause
ve-lif-NE ge-do-LIM yan-KHE-nu
- sentence
ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO ve-lif-NE ge-do-LIM yan-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The coordinating vav links to lifnei gedolim {לִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים | li-penê ɡə-dō-lîm} ‘before great-ones’, indicating social orientation.
In context — Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before great men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 18:16, so the Hebrew word וְלִפְנֵ֖י (velifne) 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.18.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.16.W5.S1) and character.