2 Samuel 16:22:92 Sam.16.22.W9TAB
לְעֵינֵ֖י
leene
“in the eyes of”
- Transliteration
- le-e-NE
- Extended
- leh-eh-NEE
- IPA
- /ləʕeːˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the eyes of
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-e-NE
- clause
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-pi-lag-SHE a-VIV le-e-NE kol-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yat-TU le-av-sha-LOM ha-O-hel al-ha-GAG va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-pi-lag-SHE a-VIV le-e-NE kol-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The idiom le-einei kol-yisrael {לְעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | lə’e-inê kol-יś-rāʼēl} ‘before the eyes of all Israel’ emphasizes the public exposure and shame inherent in the act.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:22
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines before the eyes of all Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 16:22, so the Hebrew word לְעֵינֵ֖י (leene) 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.16.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.22.W9.S1) and character.