Numbers 19:5:3Num.19.5.W3TAB
לְעֵינָ֑יו
leeynav
“before his eyes”
- Transliteration
- le-ey-NAV
- Extended
- leh-ey-naa-AV
- IPA
- /ləʕeːˈnav/
Meaning by language
- English
- before his eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-ey-NAV
- clause
ve-sa-RAF et-ha-pa-RA le-ey-NAV
- sentence
ve-sa-RAF et-ha-pa-RA le-ey-NAV et-o-RAH ve-et-be-sa-RAH ve-et-da-MAH al-pir-SHAH yis-ROF
Exegesis
The phrase lə-ʿênāyav {לְעֵינָיו | lə-ʿênāyav} ‘before his eyes’ functions as a supervision idiom, marking legal oversight.
In context — Numbers 19:5
And he shall burn the cow before his eyes; its skin, its flesh, and its blood he shall burn upon its dung .
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 19:5, so the Hebrew word לְעֵינָ֑יו (leeynav) 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 Num.19.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.5.W3.S1) and character.