Jeremiah 16:9:12Jer.16.9.W12TAB
לְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם
leenekhem
“before your eyes”
- Transliteration
- le-e-ne-KHEM
- Extended
- leh-eh-neh-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ləʕeːneːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before your eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-e-ne-KHEM
- clause
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE-ni mash-beet min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE le-e-ne-KHEM u-vi-me-KHEM
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE-ni mash-beet min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE le-e-ne-KHEM u-vi-me-KHEM KOL sa-SON ve-KOL sim-kha KOL kha-TAN ve-KOL kal-LA
Exegesis
The phrase min-ha-maqom {מִן־הַמָּק֥וֹם | min-ham-mā-qōm} “from this place” is specified by le-eineikhem {לְעֵינֵיכֶם | lə-ʿê-nê-ḵem} and u-viymeikhem {וּבִימֵיכֶם | û-ḇî-yē-mê-ḵem} “before your eyes and in your days,” stressing eyewitness immediacy.
Root and etymology
ע־י־ן
“eye, fountain”
In context — Jeremiah 16:9
For thus says the LORD of hosts and the God of Israel : Look, I am about to stop in this place—before your eyes and during your days—the voice of joy , the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 16:9, so the Hebrew word לְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם (leenekhem) 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.16.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.9.W12.S1) and character.