Ezekiel 20:22:8Ezek.20.22.W8TAB
לְעֵינֵ֣י
leene
“in the eyes of”
- Transliteration
- le-e-NE
- Extended
- leh-ee-NEE
- IPA
- /ləʕeːˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the eyes of
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
le-e-NE
- phraseyour reading level
le-e-NE ha-go-YIM
- 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 phrase lə-ʿê-ney ha-gô-yîm {לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם | lə-ʿê-ney ha-gô-yîm} ‘before the eyes of the nations’ underscores public witness.
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 20:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 20:22, so the Hebrew word לְעֵינֵ֣י (leene) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.22.W8.S1) and character.