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

Result
בְּ + עֵי + נ֑וֹ
beh + ee + noh
beheenoh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    beh-EE-NOH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH

  3. clause

    o-gib-BEHN o-DAK O teh-va-LOOL beh-EE-NOH

  4. 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 contextLeviticus 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.