Psalm 18:22:2Ps.18.22.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:23
לְנֶגְדִּ֣י
lenegdi
“are before me”
- Transliteration
- le-neg-DI
- Extended
- leh-nehg-DEE
- IPA
- /lənɛɡˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- are before me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-neg-DI
- phraseyour reading level
KI-KOL-mish-pa-TAIV le-neg-DI ve-khu-kot-TAIV
- clause
KI-KOL-mish-pa-TAIV le-neg-DI ve-khu-kot-TAIV LO-a-SIR
- sentence
KI-KOL-mish-pa-TAIV le-neg-DI ve-khu-kot-TAIV LO-a-SIR ME-ni
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lenegdi {לְנֶגְדִּי | lə-neg-dî} ‘before me’ conveys continuous attentive posture.
Root and etymology
consonantsNun–Gimel–Dalet
“to be in front of”
In context — Psalm 18:22
For all His judgments are before me, and I do not turn aside from His statutes .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:22, so the Hebrew word לְנֶגְדִּ֣י (lenegdi) 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.18.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.22.W2.S1) and character.