Before in Hebrew is לִפְנֵי (lif'nei).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
before
/bɪˈfɔː/ /bɪˈfoɹ/
These are the Hebrew words for before as a preposition.
earlier than
- לִפְנֵילפניlif'nei
in front of in space
- לִפְנֵילפניlifnéi
in front of according to an ordering system
- לִפְנֵילפניlif'nei
These are the Hebrew words for before as an adverb.
at an earlier time
- לִפְנֵילפניlifnéi
This is more about the Hebrew word לִפְנֵי.
- Written with vowel points
- לִפְנֵי
- Written without vowel points
- לפני
- Said
- lif'nei
- Its meanings in English
- before, before, in advance of, prior to, before, in front of, facing, ago, Form of לִפְנֵי including first-person singular personal pronoun as object
These English words share a Hebrew word with before.
These words come before and after before in the list.
These are the questions people ask about before in Hebrew.
How do you say before in Hebrew?
before in Hebrew is לִפְנֵי, said lif'nei. Without vowel points it is written לפני.
What else does לפני mean in English?
Besides before, לפני can mean before, in advance of, prior to, before, in front of, facing, ago, and Form of לִפְנֵי including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.
How is before pronounced in English?
before is pronounced /bɪˈfɔː/, /bɪˈfoɹ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry before and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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