2 Samuel 19:38:92 Sam.19.38.W9TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:39
בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ
beenekha
“in your eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NE-kha
- Extended
- beh-ee-NEH-khaa
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈnɛjxɑː/
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
be-e-NE-kha ve-KHOL
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh i-TI ya-a-VOR kim-HA-m va-a-NI e-e-SE-LLO et-ha-TOV be-e-NE-kha ve-KHOL a-SHER-tiv-KHAR a-LAI e-e-SE-LLAKH
Exegesis
The particle ʾēt {אֵת | ʾēt} marks haṭṭôb {הַטּוֹב | haṭṭôb} ‘the good’ as a substantive, and the idiom beʿênêkā {בְּעֵינֶיךָ | bəʿê-nê-kā} ‘in your eyes’ signifies personal preference.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:38
And the king said, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your eyes. Whatever you choose for me to do, I will do for you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:38:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 19:38, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ (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.19.38.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.38.W9.S1) and character.