Psalm 17:9:1Ps.17.9.W1TAB
מִפְּנֵ֣י
mipnei
“from before”
- Transliteration
- mip-NEI
- Extended
- mihp-NEI
- IPA
- /mipˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
mip-NEI
- clause
mip-NEI re-sha-IM ZU sha-DU-ni
- sentence
mip-NEI re-sha-IM ZU sha-DU-ni oi-va-Y be-NE-fesh yak-KI-fu a-LAI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mipnei {מִפְּנֵי | mip-nē} ‘from before’ marks the source of threat and governs the head noun reshaim {רְשָׁעִים | rə-šā-ʿîm} ‘wicked ones’.
In context — Psalm 17:9
From the wicked who do me violence , from my enemies who seek my life , who surround me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 17:9, so the Hebrew word מִפְּנֵ֣י (mipnei) 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.17.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.9.W1.S1) and character.