Genesis 20:16:11Gen.20.16.W11TAB
עֵינַ֔יִם
einayim
“eyes”
- Transliteration
- ei-NA-yim
- Extended
- ee-NAH-yim
- IPA
- /ʕeː.ˈna.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ei-NA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ke-SUT ei-NA-yim
- clause
u-le-sa-RA a-MAR hin-NE na-TAT-ti E-lef KE-sef le-a-KHIKH hin-NE hu-LAKH ke-SUT ei-NA-yim le-KHOL a-SHER it-TAKH
- sentence
u-le-sa-RA a-MAR hin-NE na-TAT-ti E-lef KE-sef le-a-KHIKH hin-NE hu-LAKH ke-SUT ei-NA-yim le-KHOL a-SHER it-TAKH ve-ET KOL ve-no-kha-KHAT
Exegesis
The nominal clause hu-lakh kesut einayim {הוּא־לָךְ כְּסוּת עֵינַיִם | hûʾ-lāḵ kə-sût ʿê-na-yim} presents the gift as a symbolic honor-restoring “covering of the eyes.”
Root and etymology
ע־י־ן
“eye, appearance”
In context — Genesis 20:16
And to Sarah he said, “See, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother. See, it will be for you a covering of the eyes before all who are with you; and before everyone you are vindicated .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 20:16, so the Hebrew word עֵינַ֔יִם (einayim) 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.20.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.16.W11.S1) and character.