Exodus 13:16:6Exod.13.16.W6TAB
עֵינֶ֑יךָ
einekha
“your eyes”
- Transliteration
- ei-NE-kha
- Extended
- ee-NEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʕeː.ˈnɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your eyes
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 | |
| 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
ei-NE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
BEIN ei-NE-kha
- clause
ve-ha-YA le-OT al-yad-KHA u-le-to-ta-FOT BEIN ei-NE-kha
- sentence
ve-ha-YA le-OT al-yad-KHA u-le-to-ta-FOT BEIN ei-NE-kha KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-tsi-A-nu Ye-ho-VAH mi-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
Parallel u-lə-totafot bein einekha {וּלְטוֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֣ין עֵינֶ֑יךָ | û-lə-ṭô-ṭā-pôṯ bēn ʿê-nê-khā} ‘and for frontlets between your eyes’ further emphasizes visible devotion.
In context — Exodus 13:16
And it shall be for a sign upon your hand and for frontlets between your eyes, because by a mighty hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 13:16, so the Hebrew word עֵינֶ֑יךָ (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 Exod.13.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.16.W6.S1) and character.