לִפְנֵ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לִפְנֵ֥י

   lif-ne

   before
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃

   lif-ne IM-mi

   before my mother
3. clause🔊 רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃

   RAKH ve-ya-KHID lif-ne IM-mi

   tender and only before my mother
4. sentence🔊 כִּי־בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְאָבִ֑י רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃

   KI-BEN ha-YI-ti le-a-VI RAKH ve-ya-KHID lif-ne IM-mi

   for a son I was to my father tender and only before my mother

Exegesis

Finally, the preposition lifnei {לִפְנֵי | li-pə-nê} ‘before’ followed by immi {אִמִּי | ʾim-mî} ‘my mother’ frames the statement within maternal perception, emphasizing affective intimacy.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 פ־נ־הpe–nun–heh

“face, before”