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Hebrew
Etymology
לְ־ (l'-, “to, for”) + פְּנֵי (p'néi, “face of”), the latter being the construct form of פָּנִים (paním, “face”).
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Preposition
לִפְנֵי • (lif'néi)
- 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
- 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
- Ago.
- לפני יומיים ― lif'néi yomáyim ― two days ago
- (לְפָנַי, l'fanáy) Form of לִפְנֵי (lifnéy) including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.
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