Genesis 39:21:9Gen.39.21.W9TAB
בְּעֵינֵ֖י
beeinei
“in the eyes of the”
- Transliteration
- be-ei-NEI
- Extended
- beh-ee-NEE
- IPA
- /bə.ʕeː.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the eyes of the
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-ei-NEI
- clause
va-yi-TEN khin-NO be-ei-NEI SAR beit-ha-so-HAR
- sentence
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH et-yo-SEF va-YET e-LAV KHA-sed va-yi-TEN khin-NO be-ei-NEI SAR beit-ha-so-HAR
Exegesis
A subsequent wayyiqtol vayiten {וַיִּתֵּן | way-yit-tēn} ‘He gave’ governs cheno {חִנּוֹ | ḥin-nô} ‘favor’ and the phrase be'einei sar beit-hasohar {בְּעֵינֵי שַׂר בֵּית־הַסֹּהַר | bə-ʿê-nê śar bêṯ-ha-ssō-har} ‘in the eyes of the chief of the prison’, highlighting the social dimension of this divine gift. The construct chain sar beit-hasohar tightly binds the official role to the prison, and the shift to English subject-verb order preserves emphasis on successive divine actions: presence, bestowal of covenant kindness, and granting of favor to Joseph.
In context — Genesis 39:21
But the LORD was with Joseph, and He extended kindness toward him and gave him favor in the eyes of the chief of the prison.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 39:21, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵ֖י (beeinei) 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.39.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.21.W9.S1) and character.