2 Samuel 14:22:152 Sam.14.22.W15TAB
בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙
beenekha
“in your eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NE-kha
- Extended
- beh-ee-NEH-khaa
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈnɛχaː/
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
ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha
- clause
va-yo-MER yo-AV ha-YOM ya-DA av-de-KHA ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR av-DO av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yi-POL yo-AV el-pa-NAV AR-tsa va-yish-ta-KHU va-ye-va-REKH et-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER yo-AV ha-YOM ya-DA av-de-KHA ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR av-DO av-DE-kha
Exegesis
Idiomatic matsati chen be'einecha {מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ | māṣāʾtî ḥên bēʿēnêkā} underscores royal favor.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:22
And Joab fell on his face to the ground and bowed down, and he blessed the king. Then Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king , because the king has fulfilled the word of his servant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:22:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 14:22, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (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 2 Sam.14.22.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.22.W15.S1) and character.