Ezekiel 20:9:13Ezek.20.9.W13TAB
לְעֵינֵיהֶ֔ם
leenehem
“before their eyes”
- Transliteration
- le-e-ne-HEM
- Extended
- leh-ee-nee-HEHM
- IPA
- /ləʕeːneːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before 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
a-SHER-HE-ma be-to-KHAM a-SHER no-da-TI a-le-HEM le-e-ne-HEM le-ho-tsi-AM me-ER-ets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
va-a-AS le-MA-an she-MI le-vil-TI he-KHEL le-e-NE ha-go-YIM a-SHER-HE-ma be-to-KHAM a-SHER no-da-TI a-le-HEM le-e-ne-HEM le-ho-tsi-AM me-ER-ets mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The repeated frames leeynei {לְעֵינֵי | lə-ʿê-nê} and leeyneihem {לְעֵינֵיהֶם | lə-ʿê-nê-hem} ‘before the eyes of’ emphasize public witness.
In context — Ezekiel 20:9
But I acted for the sake of My name , so as not to be profaned before the eyes of the nations among whom they were and in whose sight I made Myself known by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 20:9, so the Hebrew word לְעֵינֵיהֶ֔ם (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.20.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.9.W13.S1) and character.