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לפני

  • /lifˈne(j)/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

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

preposition לִפְנֵי · lif'néi · לְפָנַי · לְפָנֵינוּ · לְפָנֶיךָ

  1. before, in advance of, prior to דקה לפני הסוף
  2. before, in front of, facing יורד לפני התיבה
  3. ago לפני יומיים
  4. Form of לִפְנֵי (lif'néi) including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.

Opposite: אחרי, מאחורי

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Opposite: אחרי, מאחורי

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"לפני." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%99. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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לפני. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%99

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"לפני." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%99.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {לפני},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%99},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}