2 Samuel 16:4:132 Sam.16.4.W13TAB
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ
beenekha
“in your eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NE-kha
- Extended
- beh-eh-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
em-tsa-KHEN be-e-NE-kha
- clause
va-YO-mer tsi-VA hish-ta-kha-ve-TI em-tsa-KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsi-VA hi-NE le-KHA KOL a-SHER lim-fi-VO-SHET va-YO-mer tsi-VA hish-ta-kha-ve-TI em-tsa-KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The cohortative emtsa-chen {אֶמְצָא-חֵן | ʾem·ṣāʾ·ḥên} expresses a hopeful petition for favor, with be-eineikha {בְּעֵינֶיךָ | bə·ʿe·nei·ḵā} ‘in your eyes’ denoting approval.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:4
Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold , all that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours.” And Ziba said, “I have bowed down. May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 16:4, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ (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.16.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.4.W13.S1) and character.