Joshua 22:30:18Josh.22.30.W18TAB
בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃
beeineihem
“in their eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-ei-NEI-hem
- Extended
- beh-ehy-NEI-hehm
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈneːhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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-ei-NEI-hem
- clause
va-yi-TAV be-ei-NEI-hem
- sentence
va-yish-MA PIN-khas ha-ko-HEN u-ne-si-EI ha-e-DA ve-ra-SHEI al-FEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER it-TO et-had-de-va-RIM a-SHER dib-ROO be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD u-ve-NEI-me-na-SHEH va-yi-TAV be-ei-NEI-hem
Exegesis
Finally, the idiomatic expression vayitav be-eineihem {וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵיהֶם | way-yit-ā-ḇ bə-ʿê-nā-yě-hem} ‘it was good in their eyes’ serves as a result clause denoting approval. English SVO order clarifies the extended subject, and the concluding idiom emphasizes the leaders’ positive reception.
In context — Joshua 22:30
Phinehas the priest, with the assembly’s princes and the chiefs of Israel’s thousands who were with him, heard the words spoken by the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh, and the report met with favor .
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:30:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Joshua 22:30, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ (beeineihem) 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 Josh.22.30.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.30.W18.S1) and character.