Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
before
Usage: before, to the face of A grammatical form of pa.neh (פָּנֶה ": face" H6440)
Strong's Number
H3942
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H3942 Quick Answer
Strong's H3942 לִפנַי (liphnay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. liphnay (lif-nah'ee) prep. 1. anterior [from the prepositional prefix (to or for) and H6440] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include before. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- liphnay (lif-nah'ee) prep. 1. anterior [from the prepositional prefix (to or for) and H6440]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- before
Meaning and Definition
liphnay (lif-nah'ee) prep. 1. anterior [from the prepositional prefix (to or for) and H6440] KJV: before. Root(s): H6440
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3942. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3942 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render liphnay, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
before
1 Kings 6:17
How Strong's H3942 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3942 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3942 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H3942.
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3942, grouped by book.
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3942 FAQ
What does liphnay (לִפְנַי) mean?
Liphnay (Strong's H3942) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "before". liphnay (lif-nah'ee) prep. 1. anterior [from the prepositional prefix (to or for) and H6440]
How many times is liphnay (לִפְנַי) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H3942 across 1 book.
Where can I study liphnay (לִפְנַי) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3942 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate liphnay (לִפְנַי)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as before. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.