Exodus 21:26:3Exod.21.26.W3TAB
אֶת־עֵ֥ין
eteen
“the eye of”
- Transliteration
- et-EEN
- Extended
- eh-EEN
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈʕeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the eye of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-EEN
- phraseyour reading level
et-EEN av-DO
- clause
ve-khee-yak-KEH EESH et-EEN av-DO oh-et-EEN a-ma-TO ve-shi-kha-TAH
- sentence
ve-khee-yak-KEH EESH et-EEN av-DO oh-et-EEN a-ma-TO ve-shi-kha-TAH la-khof-SHEE ye-shal-le-KHEN-noo TA-khat ee-NO
Root and etymology
Rootayin–yod–nun
“eye”
In context — Exodus 21:26
And if a man strikes the eye of his male slave or the eye of his female slave and ruins it, he must let him go free in compensation for his eye.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:26, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֵ֥ין (eteen) 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.21.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.26.W3.S1) and character.