Genesis 21:12:5Gen.21.12.W5TAB
בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙
beeinekha
“in your eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-ei-NE-kha
- Extended
- beh-ee-NEH-khaa
- IPA
- /bə.ʕeː.ˈnɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your 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 | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-ei-NE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha
- clause
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH KI ve-yits-KHAK yik-ka-RE le-KHA ZA-ra
Exegesis
The idiom b'einekha {בְּעֵינֶיךָ | bəʿênêkā} ‘in your eyes’ expresses subjective perception.
In context — Genesis 21:12
And God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your eyes concerning the boy or your slave woman. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice, for in Isaac your offspring shall be called.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 21:12, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (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.21.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.12.W5.S1) and character.