Job 18:3:5Job.18.3.W5TAB
בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃
beeneikhem
“in your eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NEI-khem
- Extended
- beh-eh-NEE-khehm
- IPA
- /bəʕeːnɛˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-e-NEI-khem
- clause
nit-me-NI-nu be-e-NEI-khem
- sentence
mad-DU-a ne-khe-SHAV-nu kha-be-he-MA nit-me-NI-nu be-e-NEI-khem
Exegesis
The comparative simile kabehemah {כַבְּהֵמָה | ka-bə-hēmāh} ‘as cattle’ underscores dehumanization, while the prepositional phrase beeineikhem {בְּעֵינֵיכֶם | bə-ʿê-nê-khem} ‘in your eyes’ locates the shame in the addressees’ judgmental perspective. The coordination marked by the vav conveys additive emphasis, and the stative Niphal voice emphasizes the speaker’s assigned status rather than action.
In context — Job 18:3
Why are we counted as beasts, and regarded as stupid in your eyes?
About this coordinate
Job 18:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 18:3, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (beeneikhem) 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 Job.18.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.3.W5.S1) and character.