Jeremiah 19:10:3Jer.19.10.W3TAB
לְעֵינֵי֙
leene
“before the eyes of”
- Transliteration
- le-e-NE
- Extended
- leh-e-NEE
- IPA
- /lə.ʕeːˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before the eyes of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-e-NE
- clause
le-e-NE ha-a-na-SHIM ha-ho-le-KHIM o-TAKH
- sentence
ve-sha-VAR-ta ha-bak-BUK le-e-NE ha-a-na-SHIM ha-ho-le-KHIM o-TAKH
Exegesis
The phrase le-einei ha-anashim {לְעֵינֵי הָֽאֲנָשִׁים | lə-ʿê-nê hā-ʾă-nā-šîm} ‘before the eyes of the men’ functions as an idiom for public demonstration.
In context — Jeremiah 19:10
And you shall break the bottle before the eyes of the men who are going with you.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 19:10, so the Hebrew word לְעֵינֵי֙ (leene) 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.19.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.10.W3.S1) and character.