Leviticus 21:20:5Lev.21.20.W5TAB
בְּעֵינ֑וֹ
beheenoh
“in his eye”
- Transliteration
- beh-EE-NOH
- Extended
- beh-EE-NOH
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his eye
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
beh-EE-NOH
- phraseyour reading level
teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH
- clause
o-gib-BEHN o-DAK O teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH
- sentence
o-gib-BEHN o-DAK O teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH O ga-RAV O yal-LE-fet O meh-ROH-akh A-SHEKH
Exegesis
The construct phrase be’eino {בְּעֵינֹו | bĕʿêynō} ‘in his eye’ governs tebăllūl {תְּבַלֻּ֣ל | tebăllūl} ‘blemish’ in a genitive relation.
In context — Leviticus 21:20
Or a hunchback, or one of small stature , or one having a blemish in his eye, or a scab, or an itching disease , or one whose testicle is crushed.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 21:20, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינ֑וֹ (beheenoh) 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.21.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.20.W5.S1) and character.