Jeremiah 16:17:2Jer.16.17.W2TAB
עֵינַי֙
enai
“my eyes”
- Transliteration
- e-NAI
- Extended
- eh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
e-NAI
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KI e-NAI
- clause
KI e-NAI al-KOL-dar-khe-HEM LO nis-te-RU mil-le-fa-NAI
- sentence
KI e-NAI al-KOL-dar-khe-HEM LO nis-te-RU mil-le-fa-NAI ve-LO-nits-PAN a-vo-NAM min-ne-GED e-NAI
Exegesis
The subject phrase einai {עֵינַי | ʿê-nāy} ‘my eyes’ employs a first person singular suffix to emphasize divine perception.
The final phrase ʿă-wō-nām min-ne-ged ʿê-nāy {עֲוֺנָם מִנֶּגֶד עֵינַי | ʿă-wō-nām min-ne-ged ʿê-nāy} ‘their iniquity from in front of my eyes’ reinforces that nothing escapes divine sight. English rendering restores natural subject-verb-object order, preserves passive nuance, and reflects Hebrew parallelism.
Root and etymology
ע־י־ן
“eye, fountain”
In context — Jeremiah 16:17
For my eyes are upon all their ways ; nothing is hidden from before Me , and their iniquity is not concealed from my eyes.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 16:17, so the Hebrew word עֵינַי֙ (enai) 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 Jer.16.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.17.W2.S1) and character.