לפני

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־נ־ה (p-n-h)

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Preposition

לִפְנֵי • (lif'néi)

  1. Before, in advance of, prior to.
    דקה לפני הסוף ― daká lif'néi hasóf ― a minute before the end
    לפני שהגעת ― lif'néi shehigá'at(a) ― before you arrived
  2. Before, in front of, facing.
    יורד לפני התיבה ― yoréd lifnéi hateivá ― going down in front of the ark
    מודה אני לפניך ― modé aní l'fanécha ― I give thanks before you
  3. Ago.
    לפני יומיים ― lif'néi yomáyim ― two days ago
  4. (לְפָנַי, l'fanáy) Form of לִפְנֵי (lifnéy) including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.

Inflection

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • לפני הספירה (lif'néi has'firá, “BCE”), לפנה״ס (Lif'n. Has., “BCE”)
  • לפני ש־ (lif'néi she-, “before that”)

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