Ezekiel 20:22:12Ezek.20.22.W12TAB
לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃
leenehem
“in their eyes”
- Transliteration
- le-e-NE-hem
- Extended
- leh-ee-NEE-hehm
- IPA
- /ləʕeːnɛːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-e-NE-hem
- clause
le-vil-TI he-KHEL le-e-NE ha-go-YIM a-sher-ho-tse-TI o-TAM le-e-NE-hem
- sentence
va-ha-shi-VO-ti ET-YA-di va-a-AS le-MA-an she-MI le-vil-TI he-KHEL le-e-NE ha-go-YIM a-sher-ho-tse-TI o-TAM le-e-NE-hem
Exegesis
The relative clause ʾă-šer hō-ṣē-ʾê-tî ʾô-tām lə-ʿê-ney-hem {אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִי אוֹתָם לְעֵינֵיהֶם | ʾă-šer hō-ṣē-ʾê-tî ʾô-tām lə-ʿê-ney-hem} situates the action in the exodus narrative.
In context — Ezekiel 20:22
But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name , in order that it would not be profaned before the eyes of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 20:22, so the Hebrew word לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ (leenehem) 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 Ezek.20.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.22.W12.S1) and character.