1 Samuel 16:22:101 Sam.16.22.W10TAB
בְּעֵינָֽי׃
beenai
“in my eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NAI
- Extended
- beh-ee-NAI
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-e-NAI
- clause
ya-a-MAD-na da-VID le-fa-NAI ki-ma-TSA KHEN be-e-NAI
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL el-yi-SHAI le-MOR ya-a-MAD-na da-VID le-fa-NAI ki-ma-TSA KHEN be-e-NAI
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּֽי־ | kî} introduces the reason clause with the perfect verb māṣāʼ {מָ֥צָא | māṣāʼ} “has found,” the noun ḥên {חֵ֖ן | ḥên} “favor,” and the locative phrase bəʿênāy {בְּעֵינָֽי | bəʿênāy} “in my eyes.” English shifts the Hebrew VSO sequence into SVO order and renders the cohortative with polite requests.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:22
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David continue to stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:22:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 16:22, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינָֽי׃ (beenai) 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.16.22.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.22.W10.S1) and character.