Genesis 16:4:9Gen.16.4.W9TAB
בְּעֵינֶֽיהָ׃
beeineha
“in her eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-ei-NE-ha
- Extended
- beh-ee-NEH-hah
- IPA
- /bə.ʕeːˈnɛ.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in her 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-ei-NE-ha
- clause
va-te-RE KI ha-RA-ta va-te-KAL ge-vir-TAH be-ei-NE-ha
- sentence
va-ya-VO el-ha-GAR va-ta-HAR va-te-RE KI ha-RA-ta va-te-KAL ge-vir-TAH be-ei-NE-ha
Exegesis
The final vav consecutive verb vateikal {וַתֵּקַל | wat-tê-qal} ‘and she became despised’ is followed by the construct gevirtah {גְּבִרְתָּהּ | gə-vir-tāh} ‘her mistress’ and the prepositional phrase beeineha {בְּעֵינֶיהָ | bə-ʿê-nê-hā} ‘in her eyes’, an idiomatic expression indicating inner contempt. English rendering splits the Hebrew clause into two sentences and clarifies the idiom by translating ‘became despised’ or ‘look down on’, preserving the sequence of vav consecutive verbs and the resulting relational shift.
In context — Genesis 16:4
Abram went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she realized she was pregnant, her mistress became despised in her eyes.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 16:4, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֶֽיהָ׃ (beeineha) 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 Gen.16.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.4.W9.S1) and character.