2 Samuel 13:6:142 Sam.13.6.W14TAB
לְעֵינַי֙
leenai
“before my eyes”
- Transliteration
- le-e-NAI
- Extended
- leh-ee-NAI
- IPA
- /ləʕeːˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- before my eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-e-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
u-te-la-BEV le-e-NAI
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-ME-lekh lir-o-TO va-YO-mer am-NON el-ha-ME-lekh ta-VO-na ta-MAR a-kho-TI u-te-la-BEV le-e-NAI she-TEI le-vi-VOT ve-ev-RE mi-ya-DA
- sentence
va-yish-KAV am-NON va-yit-KHAL va-ya-VO ha-ME-lekh lir-o-TO va-YO-mer am-NON el-ha-ME-lekh ta-VO-na ta-MAR a-kho-TI u-te-la-BEV le-e-NAI she-TEI le-vi-VOT ve-ev-RE mi-ya-DA
Exegesis
The Piel verb ūṯlabbēḇ {וּתְלַבֵּב | ūṯlabbēḇ} ‘let her prepare’ conveys the culinary action, and lᵊ‘ēnāy {לְעֵינַי | lᵊ‘ēnāy} ‘before my eyes’ emphasizes direct oversight.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:6
And Amnon lay down and made himself sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come and make two cakes before my eyes, and I will eat from her hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:6:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 13:6, so the Hebrew word לְעֵינַי֙ (leenai) 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 Sam.13.6.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.6.W14.S1) and character.