Genesis 18:3:6Gen.18.3.W6TAB
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ
beeinekha
“in your sight”
- Transliteration
- be-ei-NE-kha
- Extended
- beh-ee-NEH-khah
- IPA
- /bə.ʕeː.ˈnɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your sight
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 | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ei-NE-kha
- clause
a-do-NAI im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha al-NA ta-a-VOR me-AL av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha al-NA ta-a-VOR me-AL av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The protasis is formed by im-na {אִם־נָא | ʾim-nāʾ} + matsati {מָצָאתִי | mā-ṣā-ʾtî} + chen {חֵן | ḥēn} + be-eineikha {בְּעֵינֶיךָ | bə-ʿê-nê-kā} (“if I have found favor in your eyes”).
In context — Genesis 18:3
And he said, “My Lord , if now I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 18:3, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ (beeinekha) 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.18.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.3.W6.S1) and character.