Exodus 21:8:2Exod.21.8.W2TAB
בְּעֵינֵ֧י
beenei
“in the eyes of”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NEI
- Extended
- beh-ee-NEE
- IPA
- /bə.ʕeːˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the eyes of
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-e-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-e-NEI a-do-NE-ha
- clause
im-ra-AH be-e-NEI a-do-NE-ha a-sher-LO ye-a-DAH ve-hef-DAH
- sentence
im-ra-AH be-e-NEI a-do-NE-ha a-sher-LO ye-a-DAH ve-hef-DAH le-AM nokh-RI lo-yim-SHOL le-mokh-RAH be-vig-do-VAH
Exegesis
The adjective ra‘ah {רָעָה | rāʿā(h)} within the prepositional phrase be‘eynei adoneiha {בְּעֵינֵי אֲדֹנֶיהָ | bə-ʿê-ney ă-dō-nē-hā} ‘in her master’s eyes’ forms the predicate.
In context — Exodus 21:8
If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who has designated her for himself, then he must let her be redeemed. He must not have authority to sell her to a foreign people, since he has acted treacherously against her.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 21:8, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵ֧י (beenei) 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.21.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.8.W2.S1) and character.