1 Samuel 18:20:91 Sam.18.20.W9TAB
בְּעֵינָֽיו׃
beenaiv
“in his eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NAIV
- Extended
- beh-ee-NAIV
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
be-e-NAIV
- clause
va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NAIV
- sentence
va-te-e-HAV MI-khal BAT-sha-UL et-da-VID va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NAIV
Exegesis
Finally, the idiomatic haddāḇār bə-ʿêynāyw {הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינָֽיו | haddāḇār bə-ʿêynāyw} ‘the matter in his eyes’ functions as a subjective complement, indicating the report’s pleasing effect. The sequential vav-prefixes and construct structures maintain Hebrew narrative flow and emphasize emotional states.
Root and etymology
‘-y-nayin–yod–nun
“eye, perception”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:20
And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved David, and they told Saul, and the matter was pleasing in his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 18:20, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ (beenaiv) 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.18.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.20.W9.S1) and character.