לפני

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Hebrew

Etymology

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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).

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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.

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