Ruth 4:7:2Ruth.4.7.W2PAT
לְפָנִ֨ים
lefanim
“formerly”
- Transliteration
- le-fa-NIM
- Extended
- leh-FAH-NIM
- IPA
- /ləfaˈnim/
Meaning by language
- English
- formerly
- French
- autrefois
- Spanish
- antiguamente
- Portuguese
- antigamente
- German
- früher
- Russian
- прежде
- Arabic-Simplified
- سابقًا
- Hindi
- पहले
- Chinese-Simplified
- 从前
- Korean
- 옛날에
- Indonesian
- dahulu
- Bengali
- আগে
- Tagalog
- noon
- Swahili
- zamani
- Amharic
- ቀድሞ
- Yoruba
- tele
- Igbo
- mbu
- Twi
- tete
- Ewe
- tete
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-fa-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ZOT le-fa-NIM be-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-ZOT le-fa-NIM be-yis-ra-EL al-ha-ge-u-LA ve-al-ha-te-mu-RA le-kai-YEM kol-da-VAR sha-LAF ISH na-a-LO ve-na-TAN le-re-E-hu
- sentence
ve-ZOT le-fa-NIM be-yis-ra-EL al-ha-ge-u-LA ve-al-ha-te-mu-RA le-kai-YEM kol-da-VAR sha-LAF ISH na-a-LO ve-na-TAN le-re-E-hu ve-ZOT ha-te-u-DA be-yis-ra-EL
In context — Ruth 4:7
and this formerly in Israel concerning the redemption and concerning the exchange to confirm every matter removed a man his sandal gave to his fellow and this the attestation in Israel
About this coordinate
Ruth 4:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ruth 4:7, so the Hebrew word לְפָנִ֨ים (lefanim) 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 Ruth.4.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.4.7.W2.S1) and character.