Word
לִפְנַי
liphnay · H3942 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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before, presence
Literally: front; hence: a reference to a location sufficiently close to humans or deities for them to see, hear, or affect someone or something there
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Near synonyms 1 word
- נֶגֶד neged · H5048 · before, in front of, opposite
- Hebrew preposition/adverb meaning 'before, in front of, opposite,' overlaps semantically with לִפְנַי in spatial and relational uses but is a distinct lexeme
Contrasting words 2 words
- אַחַר ʼachar · H310 · behind, after, following
- Hebrew preposition/adverb meaning 'after, behind' in both spatial and temporal senses, direct lexical opposite of 'before' (לִפְנַי)
- אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr · H268 · back, backwards
- Hebrew noun/adverb meaning 'back, behind,' spatial opposite of 'before/in front of'
In the other Testament 3 words
- ἔμπροσθεν émprosthen · G1715 · in front of, before, in front
- Greek adverb/preposition meaning 'before, in front of' in spatial and temporal senses, standard translation equivalent for Hebrew לִפְנַי in LXX and NT contexts
- ἐνώπιον enṓpion · G1799 · in front of, before, in the sight of
- Greek preposition meaning 'before, in the sight of, in the presence of,' commonly used to translate Hebrew phrases with פָּנִים root including לִפְנַי
- κατέναντι katénanti · G2713 · opposite, in front of, before
- Greek preposition meaning 'directly opposite, before, in the presence of,' serving as a translation equivalent for Hebrew spatial/relational 'before' expressions
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
פָּנָה pânâh · H6437 · to turn, to turn around, to follow (one's own) interests · 134×פָּנִים pânîym · H6440 · face, person · 2126×פֵּן pên · H6435 · lest, otherwise · 133×פְּנִימִי pᵉnîymîy · H6442 · within, inside, inner · 32×פְּנִימָה pᵉnîymâh · H6441 · within, inside, inner · 14×לִפְנַיliphnay · H3942
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3942. liphnay לִפְנָָֽי 1Ki 6:17 see below [ מָּנֶה], מָּנִים. לִפְנָ֑י 1Ki 6:17, Ew§…
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0