Psalm 17:2:1Ps.17.2.W1TAB
מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָ
millefanekha
“from before you”
- Transliteration
- mil-le-fa-NE-kha
- Extended
- mihl-leh-faa-NEH-kha
- IPA
- /mil.ləfaˈnɛkʰa/
Meaning by language
- English
- from before you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mil-le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
mil-le-fa-NE-kha mish-pa-TI ye-TSE
- sentence
mil-le-fa-NE-kha mish-pa-TI ye-TSE e-NE-kha te-khe-ZE-na mei-sha-RIM
Exegesis
The first hemistich begins with the prepositional phrase millefanekha {מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָ | mil-le-fā-ne-ḵā} ‘from before you,’ setting the scene before the divine presence, followed by the verb yetze {יֵצֵ֑א | yē-ṣēʾ} ‘may …
In context — Psalm 17:2
From before You, may my judgment go forth; let Your eyes behold what is upright .
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 17:2, so the Hebrew word מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָ (millefanekha) 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 Ps.17.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.2.W1.S1) and character.