Job 21:20:2Job.21.20.W2TAB
עֵינָ֣יו
enayv
“his eyes”
- Transliteration
- e-NA-yv
- Extended
- ee-NA-yv
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-NA-yv
- clause
yir-E-u e-NA-yv KI-do
- sentence
yir-E-u e-NA-yv KI-do u-me-kha-MAT sha-DAI yish-TE
Exegesis
The direct object einav {עֵינָיו | ʿênāyw} ‘his eyes’ foregrounds personal perception, followed by the noun kîḏô {כִּידוֹ | kîḏô} ‘destruction.’
In context — Job 21:20
Let his own eyes see his calamity , and let him drink from the wrath of the Almighty .
About this coordinate
Job 21:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 21:20, so the Hebrew word עֵינָ֣יו (enayv) 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.21.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.20.W2.S1) and character.