Genesis 22:13:3Gen.22.13.W3TAB

אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו

eteynav

“his eyes”

Transliteration: et-ey-NAV
Extended: eet-ee-NAAV
IPA: /ʔeːt.ʕeːˈnaːw/

Meaning by language

English: his eyes

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

אֶת + עֵי + נָ֗יו

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et + ey + nav

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eteynav

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
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

word
et-ey-NAV
clause
va-yis-SA av-ra-HAM et-ey-NAV va-YAR ve-hin-neh-A-yil a-KHAR ne-e-KHAZ bas-se-VAKH be-kar-NAV
sentence
va-yis-SA av-ra-HAM et-ey-NAV va-YAR ve-hin-neh-A-yil a-KHAR ne-e-KHAZ bas-se-VAKH be-kar-NAV va-YE-lekh av-ra-HAM va-yik-KAKH et-ha-A-yil va-ya-a-LE-hu le-o-LAH TA-khat be-NO

Exegesis

The idiom nasa ʿenayim {נָשָׂא עֵינָיו | nāśâ ʿênāyw} ‘lift his eyes’ signals a perceptual shift, immediately followed by vehineh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hinnēh} ‘and behold’ as a discourse marker that heightens surprise.

In context — Genesis 22:13

And Abraham lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in place of his son.

About this coordinate

Genesis 22:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 22:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו (eteynav) 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.22.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.22.13.W3.S1) and character.

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