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לפני

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
פ־נ־ה (p-n-h)
12 terms

לְ־ (l'-, to, for) +‎ פְּנֵי (p'néi, face of), the latter being the construct form of פָּנִים (paním, face).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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לִפְנֵי (lif'néi)

  1. Before, in advance of, prior to.
    דקה לפני הסוףdaká lif'néi hasófa minute before the end
    לפני שהגעתlif'néi shehigá'at(a)before you arrived
  2. Before, in front of, facing.
    יורד לפני התיבהyoréd lifnéi hateivágoing down in front of the ark
    מודה אני לפניךmodé aní l'fanéchaI give thanks before you
  3. Ago.
    לפני יומייםlif'néi yomáyimtwo days ago
  4. (לְפָנַי, l'fanáy) Form of לִפְנֵי (lifnéy) including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.

Inflection

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Inflection table
base form לִפְנֵי (lif'néi)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f m f
1st person לְפָנַי (l'fanáy) לְפָנֵינוּ (l'fanéinu)
2nd person לְפָנֶיךָ (l'fanécha) לְפָנַיִךְ (l'fanáyich) לִפְנֵיכֶם (lifneichém) לִפְנֵיכֶן (lifneichén)
3rd person לְפָנָיו (l'fanáv) לְפָנֶיהָ (l'fanéha) לִפְנֵיהֶם (lifneihém) לִפְנֵיהֶן (lifneihén)

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