1 Kings 21:20:121 Kgs.21.20.W12TAB
בְּעֵינֵ֥י
beene
“in the eyes of”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NE
- Extended
- beh-ee-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 ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ma-TSA-ti YA-an hit-mak-KHER-kha la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer akh-AV el-e-li-YA-hu ham-tsa-TA-ni o-ye-VI va-YO-mer ma-TSA-ti YA-an hit-mak-KHER-kha la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Finally, the phrase be'einei YHWH {בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה | bə-ʿê-nê yə-hō-wāh} 'in the eyes of the LORD' expresses divine evaluation.
In context — 1 Kings 21:20
And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” And he replied, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 21:20, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵ֥י (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 Kgs.21.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.20.W12.S1) and character.