Genesis 38:21:8Gen.38.21.W8TAB
בָעֵינַ֖יִם
vaeinayim
“at Enaim”
- Transliteration
- va-ei-NA-yim
- Extended
- vah-ee-NAH-yihm
- IPA
- /vaː.ʕeː.ˈna.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- at Enaim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
va-ei-NA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
HI va-ei-NA-yim
- clause
va-yish-AL et-an-SHEI me-ko-MAH le-MOR ai-YEH hak-ke-de-SHA HI va-ei-NA-yim al-had-DA-rekh
- sentence
va-yish-AL et-an-SHEI me-ko-MAH le-MOR ai-YEH hak-ke-de-SHA HI va-ei-NA-yim al-had-DA-rekh va-yom-RU lo-ha-ye-TA va-ZEH ke-de-SHA
Exegesis
The clause hi baenayim al hadarekh {הִ֥וא בָעֵינַ֖יִם עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ | hîʾ ḇāʿênayim ʿal-haddāreḵ} identifies her by location at Enaim beside the road.
In context — Genesis 38:21
And he asked the men of her place , “Where is the sacred prostitute who was at Enaim on the road?” And they said, “There has not been any sacred prostitute here.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 38:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 38:21, so the Hebrew word בָעֵינַ֖יִם (vaeinayim) 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.38.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.38.21.W8.S1) and character.