Before
לִפְנֵי
[lifnei]
📖 Translation
Before
This word indicates precedence in time (before) or space (in front of), and is often used in conversational Hebrew to denote time.
💬 Usage Examples
אֲנִי צָרִיךְ לִגְמֹר אֶת זֶה לִפְנֵי שָׁלוֹשׁ שָׁעוֹת.
Ani tsarikh ligmor et ze lifnei shalosh sha'ot.
I need to finish this before three o'clock.
הַחֲנוּת נִפְתַּחַת לִפְנֵי הַבַּיִת שֶׁלָּנוּ.
Hachanút niftáchát lifnéi habáyit shelánu.
The store is located in front of our house.
הַכֹּל הָיָה שׁוֹנֶה לִפְנֵי שֶׁעָבַרְתִּי לְתֵל אָבִיב.
Hakol haya shone lifnei she'avarti leTel Aviv.
Everything was different before I moved to Tel Aviv.