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לפני

לפני

Hebrew

Preposition

לִפְנֵי (lif'néi)

  1. Before, in advance of, prior to.
    דקה לפני הסוףdaká lif'néi hasóf ― a minute before the end
    לפני שהגעתlif'néi shehigá'at(a)before you arrived
  2. Before, in front of, facing.
    יורד לפני התיבהyoréid lifnéi hateivá(please add an English translation of this usage example)
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    מודה אני לפניךmodé aní l'fanécha ― I give thanks before you
  4. Ago.
    לפני יומייםlif'néi yomáyim ― two days ago
  5. (לְפָנַי, l'fanáy) Form of לִפְנֵי (lifnéy) including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.

Inflection

Derived terms

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

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