2 Chronicles 33:6:162 Chr.33.6.W16TAB
בְּעֵינֵ֥י
beenei
“in the eyes of”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NEI
- 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-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-e-NEI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
hir-BA la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NEI ye-ho-VAH le-ha-khe-IS-o
- sentence
ve-HU he-e-VIR et-ba-NAIV ba-ESH be-GEI ben-hi-NOM ve-o-NEN ve-ni-KHESH ve-khi-SHEF ve-a-SA OV ve-yid-e-O-ni hir-BA la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NEI ye-ho-VAH le-ha-khe-IS-o
Exegesis
The verb hirbah {הִרְבָּ֗ה | hir·bāh} ‘he multiplied’ introduces a summary statement, followed by the infinitive construct laʼasot hara {לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הָרַ֛ע | la·ʿă·šôt hā·rāʿ} ‘to do evil’ with beʼeinei YHWH {בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה | bə·ʿê·nê Yə·hō·wāh} ‘in the eyes of the LORD’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 33:6
And he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, and he practiced soothsaying , divination, and sorcery, and he used mediums and spiritists. He multiplied evil greatly in the eyes of the LORD , provoking Him to anger.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 33:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Chronicles 33:6, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵ֥י (beenei) 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 2 Chr.33.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.6.W16.S1) and character.