Genesis 16:5:17Gen.16.5.W17TAB
בֵּינִ֥י
beini
“between me and”
- Transliteration
- bei-NI
- Extended
- bee-NEE
- IPA
- /beːˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- between me and
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
bei-NI
- phraseyour reading level
bei-NI u-vei-NE-kha
- clause
yish-POT Ye-ho-VAH bei-NI u-vei-NE-kha
- sentence
va-to-MER sa-RAI el-av-RAM kha-MA-si a-LEI-kha a-no-KHI na-TAT-ti shif-KHA-ti be-khei-KE-kha va-TE-re KI ha-RA-ta va-e-KAL be-ei-NE-ha yish-POT Ye-ho-VAH bei-NI u-vei-NE-kha
Exegesis
The jussive yishpot YHWH {יִשְׁפֹּט יְהוָה | yiš-pōṭ Yə-hō-wāh} invokes divine adjudication, with the paired prepositions beini u-veinekha {בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶֽיךָ | bênî û-bê-ne-kā} framing the dispute for God’s judgment.
In context — Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong rests on you. I gave my female servant into your lap, and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. Let the LORD judge between you and me.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:5:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Genesis 16:5, so the Hebrew word בֵּינִ֥י (beini) 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.16.5.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.5.W17.S1) and character.