לפני

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

לִפְנֵי • (lif'néi)

1. 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

2. Before, in front of, facing.

   ‏יורד לפני התיבה‎ ― yoréid lifnéi hateivá ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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   ‏מודה אני לפניך‎‎ ― modé aní l'fanécha ― I give thanks before you

4. Ago.

   ‏לפני יומיים‎ ― lif'néi yomáyim ― two days ago

5. (לְפָנַי, l'fanáy) Form of לִפְנֵי‎ (lifnéy) including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.

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

• אחרי‎ (acharéi, “after,behind”)
• מאחורי‎ (m'achoréi, “behind, from behind”)

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