2 Samuel 18:4:52 Sam.18.4.W5TAB
בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם
beenekhem
“in your eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NE-khem
- Extended
- beh-ee-NEE-khehm
- IPA
- /bəʕeːnɛˈxɛm/
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-e-NE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-YI-tav be-e-NE-khem
- clause
va-YO-mer a-LE-hem ha-ME-lekh a-sher-YI-tav be-e-NE-khem e-e-SE
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-LE-hem ha-ME-lekh a-sher-YI-tav be-e-NE-khem e-e-SE va-ya-a-MOD ha-ME-lekh el-YAD ha-SHA-ar ve-KHOL-ha-AM ya-TSE-u le-me-OT u-le-a-la-FIM
Exegesis
The evaluative object clause asher yeitav be‘eneikhem e‘eseh {אֲשֶׁר־יֵיטַב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם אֶעֱשֶׂה | a-sher yei-tav be-ei-nei-khem e-e-seh} uses the relative pronoun asher ‘whatever’ and the Qal imperfect yeitav to convey ongoing goodness.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:4
And the king said, “Whatever seems good in your eyes, I will do.” And the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 18:4, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם (beenekhem) 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.18.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.4.W5.S1) and character.