1 Samuel 15:17:61 Sam.15.17.W6TAB
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ
beenekha
“in your eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NE-kha
- Extended
- beh-eh-NEH-khaa
- IPA
- /bə.ʕeːˈnej.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your eyes
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-e-NE-kha
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL ha-LO im-ka-TON a-TA be-e-NE-kha ROSH shiv-TE yis-ra-EL A-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL ha-LO im-ka-TON a-TA be-e-NE-kha ROSH shiv-TE yis-ra-EL A-ta va-yim-sha-KHA-kha ye-ho-VAH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The concessive clause ʾim-qā-ṭōn bə-ʿê-ney-kā {אִם־קָטֹן בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ | ʾim-qā-ṭōn bə-ʿê-ney-kā} “if small in your eyes” conveys personal perceived insignificance.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, “Is it not true that, though you are small in your own eyes, you are the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 15:17, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ (beenekha) 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 Sam.15.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.17.W6.S1) and character.