Ezekiel 21:23:4Ezek.21.23.W4TABWLC Ezekiel 21:28
בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם
beenehehem
“in their eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NE-he-HEM
- Extended
- beh-ee-NEH-heh-HEHM
- IPA
- /bəʕeːniːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their eyes
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 | |
| 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
be-e-NE-he-HEM
- clause
ve-ha-YA la-HEM ke-KE-sem-KIK-sam-SHA-ve be-e-NE-he-HEM she-vu-E she-vu-OT la-HEM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA la-HEM ke-KE-sem-KIK-sam-SHA-ve be-e-NE-he-HEM she-vu-E she-vu-OT la-HEM ve-HU-maz-KIR A-von le-hit-ta-FES
Exegesis
The locative be’eineihem {בְּעֵינֵיהֶם | bə-ʿê-nê-hem} ‘in their eyes’ sets the perceptual frame.
Root and etymology
עיןAyin–Yod–Nun
“eye, seeing”
In context — Ezekiel 21:23
And it will be to them like a false divination in their eyes—those who have sworn oaths—for them; but He will bring to remembrance the iniquity , in order that they may be seized.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 21:23, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם (beenehehem) 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.21.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.23.W4.S1) and character.