2 Samuel 17:4:52 Sam.17.4.W5TAB
וּבְעֵינֵ֖י
uveene
“and in the eyes of”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-e-NE
- Extended
- oo-veh-eh-NEE
- IPA
- /uːv.əʕeːˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and in the eyes of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-ve-e-NE
- clause
u-ve-e-NE KAL-zik-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NE av-sha-LOM u-ve-e-NE KAL-zik-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct phrase bə-ʿêynē {בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə-ʿêynē} ‘in the eyes of’ functions idiomatically to indicate approval and is echoed in ū-bə-ʿêynē kol ziqnē yiśrāʼēl {וּבְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | ū-bə-ʿêynē kol ziqnē yiśrāʼēl}, emphasizing collective assent. English renders “pleasing in the eyes of” as “thought…was a good idea” to convey judgment naturally while preserving unanimity and sequence.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:4
The plan was pleasing in the eyes of Absalom and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 17:4, so the Hebrew word וּבְעֵינֵ֖י (uveene) 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.17.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.4.W5.S1) and character.