1 Samuel 21:13:31 Sam.21.13.W3TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:14
בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֔ם
beeneyehem
“in their eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NE-ye-hem
- Extended
- beh-EE-NEH-yeh-hehm
- IPA
- /bəʕeːnɛˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-e-NE-ye-hem
- clause
va-yesh-NU et-TA-e-mo be-e-NE-ye-hem va-yit-ho-LEL be-ya-DAM
- sentence
va-yesh-NU et-TA-e-mo be-e-NE-ye-hem va-yit-ho-LEL be-ya-DAM va-ye-TAV al-DAL-te-vot ha-SHA-ar va-yo-RED ri-RO el-ze-KA-no
Exegesis
The circumstantial clause be'enehem ke'ish meshugah {בְּעֵינֵיהֶם כְּאִישׁ מְשׁוּגָע | bə-ʿê-nāy-hēm kə-ʾîš mə-šû-ḡāʿ} ‘in their eyes as a madman’ ties perception to manner.
In context — 1 Samuel 21:13
And he changed his behavior before them and behaved crazily in their eyes as a madman; he scratched marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down upon his beard while he was in their hands .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 21:13, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֔ם (beeneyehem) 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.21.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.13.W3.S1) and character.