Psalm 22:29:4Ps.22.29.W4TABWLC Psalms 22:30
לְפָנָ֣יו
lefanav
“before him”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NAV
- Extended
- leh-fah-NAAV
- IPA
- /ləfaˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- before him
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NAV
- phraseyour reading level
le-fa-NAV yikh-re-U
- clause
a-khe-LU va-yish-ta-kha-VU KAL-dish-NE-e-RETS le-fa-NAV yikh-re-U KAL-yor-DE a-FAR
- sentence
a-khe-LU va-yish-ta-kha-VU KAL-dish-NE-e-RETS le-fa-NAV yikh-re-U KAL-yor-DE a-FAR ve-naf-SHO LO khi-YA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lefanav {לְפָנָיו | lə-fā-nāw} ‘before Him’ foregrounds the divine recipient.
In context — Psalm 22:29
All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and bowed down; before Him shall kneel all who go down to the dust, and none can keep alive his own soul.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 22:29, so the Hebrew word לְפָנָ֣יו (lefanav) 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.22.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.29.W4.S1) and character.