Proverbs 25:6:2Prov.25.6.W2TAB
לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ
lifneimelekh
“before a king”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI-ME-lekh
- Extended
- lihf-NEE-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /lifˈneː.mɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- before a king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-NEI-ME-lekh
- clause
al-tit-had-DAR lif-NEI-ME-lekh
- sentence
al-tit-had-DAR lif-NEI-ME-lekh u-vim-KOM ge-do-LIM al-ta-a-MOD
Exegesis
The prepositional construct lifnei-mêlêkh {לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ | lip̄nê-mêlêḵ} ‘before the king’, joined by a maqqef, specifies the social context.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule; be king”
In context — Proverbs 25:6
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king , and do not stand in the place of great men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 25:6, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ (lifneimelekh) 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.25.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.6.W2.S1) and character.