Leviticus 20:4:6Lev.20.4.W6TAB
אֶת־עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙
eteyneihem
“their eyes”
- Transliteration
- et-ey-NEI-HEM
- Extended
- eht-eh-neh-HEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕeːnejˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ey-NEI-HEM
- clause
ve-IM ha-e-LEM ya-e-li-MOO AM ha-A-rets et-ey-NEI-HEM min-ha-ISH ha-HU be-tit-TO mi-zar-O la-MO-lekh
- sentence
ve-IM ha-e-LEM ya-e-li-MOO AM ha-A-rets et-ey-NEI-HEM min-ha-ISH ha-HU be-tit-TO mi-zar-O la-MO-lekh le-vil-TI ha-MIT o-TO
Exegesis
The accusative et-einehem {אֶת־עֵינֵיהֶם | ʾet-ʿênêhem} ‘their eyes’ highlights intentional disregard.
In context — Leviticus 20:4
And if the people of the land willfully hide their eyes from that man when he gives his offspring to Molekh, so as not to put him to death—
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 20:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ (eteyneihem) 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 Lev.20.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.4.W6.S1) and character.