Jeremiah 18:10:4Jer.18.10.W4TAB
בְּעֵינַ֔י
benai
“in my eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-NAI
- Extended
- beh-NAI
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-NAI
- clause
ve-a-SA ha-ra-A ha-RA be-NAI le-vil-TI she-MO-a be-ko-LI
- sentence
ve-a-SA ha-ra-A ha-RA be-NAI le-vil-TI she-MO-a be-ko-LI ve-ni-kham-TI al-ha-to-VA a-SHER a-MAR-ti le-HEI-tiv o-TO
Exegesis
The noun hara {הָרַע֙ | hā-raʿ} ‘evil’ functions as the direct object within the prepositional phrase beeinai {בְּעֵינַ֔י | bə-ʿê-nāy} ‘in my eyes,’ expressing divine perspective.
In context — Jeremiah 18:10
If it does evil in My eyes and will not listen to My voice, then I will relent concerning the good that I said I would do for it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 18:10, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינַ֔י (benai) 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.18.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.10.W4.S1) and character.