1 Samuel 18:5:141 Sam.18.5.W14TAB
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 KAL-ha-AM
- clause
va-yi-TAV be-e-NE KAL-ha-AM ve-GAM be-e-NE av-DE sha-UL
- sentence
va-ye-TSE da-VID be-KHOL a-SHER yish-la-KHE-nu sha-UL yas-KEEL va-ye-si-ME-hu sha-UL AL an-SHE ha-mil-kha-MA va-yi-TAV be-e-NE KAL-ha-AM ve-GAM be-e-NE av-DE sha-UL
Exegesis
Parallel prepositional phrases be’einei kol-ha-ʿām {בְּעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָ֔ם | bə-ʿêynê kol-hā-ʿām} ‘in the eyes of all the people’ and be’einei ʿavdê šāʾūl {בְּעֵינֵי עַבְדֵי שָׁאֽוּל | bə-ʿêynê ʿavdê šāʾûl} ‘in the eyes of Saul’s servants’ underscore both public and official approval.
Root and etymology
‘-y-nayin–yod–nun
“eye, perception”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:5
And David went out wherever Saul sent him and acted wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war , and he was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 18:5, 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 Sam.18.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.5.W14.S1) and character.