Deuteronomy 19:21:3Deut.19.21.W3TAB
עֵינֶ֑ךָ
einekha
“your eye”
- Transliteration
- ei-NE-kha
- Extended
- ei-NEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈnɛxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your eye
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ei-NE-kha
- clause
ve-LO ta-KHOS ei-NE-kha
- sentence
ve-LO ta-KHOS ei-NE-kha NE-fesh be-NE-fesh A-yin be-A-yin SHEN be-SHEN YAD be-YAD RE-gel be-RA-gel
Exegesis
The subject einekha {עֵינֶ֑ךָ | ʿê-nê-kā} ‘your eye’ personifies individual judgment.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:21
And your eye shall not have pity ; life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 19:21, so the Hebrew word עֵינֶ֑ךָ (einekha) 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.19.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.21.W3.S1) and character.