1 Chronicles 21:7:21 Chr.21.7.W2TAB
בְּעֵינֵ֣י
beene
“in the eyes of”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NE
- Extended
- beh-eh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the eyes of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-e-NE
- phraseyour reading level
be-e-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-YE-ra be-e-NE ha-e-lo-HIM al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YE-ra be-e-NE ha-e-lo-HIM al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-YAKH et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The idiom be‘eine {בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə‘êynê} ‘in the eyes of’ conveys subjective divine evaluation, while ha-Elohim {הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | hāʾĕlōhîm} identifies the judging deity.
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:7
And it was evil in the eyes of God because of this matter , and He struck Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 21:7, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵ֣י (beene) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.21.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.7.W2.S1) and character.