1 Samuel 20:3:101 Sam.20.3.W10TAB
בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ
beenekha
“in your eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NE-kha
- Extended
- beh-ee-NEH-khah
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈnɛj.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
- phraseyour reading level
be-e-NE-kha va-YO-mer AL-ye-DA-ZOT ye-ho-na-TAN
- clause
va-yish-SHA-va OD da-VID va-YO-mer ya-DO-a ya-DA-a a-VI-kha KI-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha va-YO-mer AL-ye-DA-ZOT ye-ho-na-TAN PEN-ye-A-tsev
- sentence
va-yish-SHA-va OD da-VID va-YO-mer ya-DO-a ya-DA-a a-VI-kha KI-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha va-YO-mer AL-ye-DA-ZOT ye-ho-na-TAN PEN-ye-A-tsev ve-u-LAM KHAI-ye-ho-VAH ve-KHEI naf-SHE-kha KI ke-FE-sa be-NI u-VEIN ha-MA-vet
Exegesis
The adversative particle ’ak {אַךְ | ʾaḵ} limits knowledge solely to the father in the perfect yāda‘ {יָדַע | yādaʿ}, while the locative construct be‘ēnêkha {בְּעֵינֶיךָ | beʿēnêḵā} highlights personal favor.
In context — 1 Samuel 20:3
And David swore and said, “Only your father knows that I have found favor in your eyes, and he says, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved on my account.’ Yet truly, as I live , there is but a step between my life and death.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 20:3, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ (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.20.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.3.W10.S1) and character.