Deuteronomy 15:18:2Deut.15.18.W2TAB
בְעֵינֶ֗ךָ
beeinekha
“in your eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-ei-NE-kha
- Extended
- beh-ey-NEH-kha
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈnɛxa/
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 | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-ei-NE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
lo-yik-SHEH be-ei-NE-kha
- clause
lo-yik-SHEH be-ei-NE-kha be-shal-le-a-KHA o-TO khof-SHI me-im-MAKH ki mish-NEH se-KHAR sa-KHIR av-DE-kha SHESH sha-NIM
- sentence
lo-yik-SHEH be-ei-NE-kha be-shal-le-a-KHA o-TO khof-SHI me-im-MAKH ki mish-NEH se-KHAR sa-KHIR av-DE-kha SHESH sha-NIM u-ve-rakh-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL a-SHER ta-a-SEH
Exegesis
The idiom be’eineka {בְעֵינֶךָ | bə-ʿêynəkāh} ‘in your eyes’ designates personal perspective.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:18
It must not be hard in your eyes when you send him away free , for he has served you six years—worth double the wage of a hired worker; and the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 15:18, so the Hebrew word בְעֵינֶ֗ךָ (beeinekha) 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 Deut.15.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.18.W2.S1) and character.