Psalm 19:14:5Ps.19.14.W5TABWLC Psalms 19:15
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ
lefanekha
“before you”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NE-kha
- Extended
- leh-faa-NEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ləfaːˈnɛːχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-heg-YON li-BI le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
yih-YU-le-ra-TSON im-RE-pi ve-heg-YON li-BI le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
yih-YU-le-ra-TSON im-RE-pi ve-heg-YON li-BI le-fa-NE-kha Ye-ho-VAH TSU-ri ve-go-a-LI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lᵊ-pānê-khā {לְפָנֶיךָ | lᵊ-pānê-khā} ‘before you’ directly addresses YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, anchoring the petition in divine presence.
In context — Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, O LORD , my Rock and my Redeemer.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 19:14, so the Hebrew word לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (lefanekha) 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.19.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.14.W5.S1) and character.