1 Samuel 18:8:51 Sam.18.8.W5TAB
בְּעֵינָיו֙
beenav
“in his eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NA-v
- Extended
- beh-ee-NAAV
- 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-NA-v
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-RA be-e-NA-v
- clause
va-yik-HAR le-sha-UL me-OD va-ye-RA be-e-NA-v ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-yo-MER na-te-NU le-da-VID re-va-VOT ve-LI na-te-NU ha-a-la-FIM
- sentence
va-yik-HAR le-sha-UL me-OD va-ye-RA be-e-NA-v ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-yo-MER na-te-NU le-da-VID re-va-VOT ve-LI na-te-NU ha-a-la-FIM ve-OD LO AKH ham-me-lu-KHA
Exegesis
The following vav-consecutive way-yē-ra‘ {וַיֵּ֤רַע | way-yē-ra‘} ‘and it was displeasing’, together with the idiom bə-‘ê-nav {בְּעֵינָיו | bə-‘ê-nav} ‘in his eyes’, conveys subjective displeasure.
Root and etymology
‘-y-nayin–yod–nun
“eye, perception”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:8
And Saul was exceedingly angry, and this matter deeply displeased him. He said, “They have given to David tens of thousands, and to me only thousands; what more can he have but the kingdom ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 18:8, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינָיו֙ (beenav) 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.18.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.8.W5.S1) and character.