Genesis 21:19:3Gen.21.19.W3TAB
אֶת־עֵינֶ֔יהָ
eteineha
“her eyes”
- Transliteration
- ET-ei-NE-ha
- Extended
- EET-ee-NEH-hah
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ʕeː.ˈnɛ.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- her eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ei-NE-ha
- clause
va-yif-KAKH e-lo-HIM ET-ei-NE-ha va-TE-re be-ER MA-yim
- sentence
va-yif-KAKH e-lo-HIM ET-ei-NE-ha va-TE-re be-ER MA-yim va-TE-lekh va-te-mal-LE ET-ha-KHE-met MA-yim va-TASHK ET-ha-na-AR
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marks eineha {עֵינֶ֔יהָ | ʿê-ne-hā} as the object, indicating renewed perception.
In context — Genesis 21:19
Then God opened her eyes , and she saw a well of water. She went there, filled the skin-bottle with water, and gave the boy a drink.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:19, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֵינֶ֔יהָ (eteineha) 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.21.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.19.W3.S1) and character.