Numbers 20:12:9Num.20.12.W9TAB

לְעֵינֵ֖י

leeynei

“in the eyes of”

Transliteration: le-ey-NEI
Extended: leh-ey-NEI
IPA: /ləʕeːˈneː/

Meaning by language

English: in the eyes of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

לְ + עֵי + נֵ֖י

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le + ey + nei

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leeynei

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
	Tsere	long 'ey' as in they
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī

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The word

Word in context

word
le-ey-NEI
clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh ve-el-a-ha-RON YA-an lo-he-e-man-TEM BI le-hak-di-SHE-ni le-ey-NEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL
sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh ve-el-a-ha-RON YA-an lo-he-e-man-TEM BI le-hak-di-SHE-ni le-ey-NEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL la-KHEN LO ta-vi-U et-ha-ka-HAL ha-ZEH el-ha-A-retz a-sher-na-ta-TI la-HEM

Exegesis

The infinitive construct lə-haqdîšēnî {לְהַקְדִּישֵׁ֔נִי | lə-haqdîšēnî} ‘to sanctify me’ expresses intended purpose, while the construct phrase lə-’ênêy bənē yiśrā’ēl {לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | lə-’ênêy bənē yiśrā’ēl} ‘before the eyes of the sons of Israel’ emphasizes public witness.

In context — Numbers 20:12

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Since you did not trust Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them."

About this coordinate

Numbers 20:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 20:12, so the Hebrew word לְעֵינֵ֖י (leeynei) 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.20.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.12.W9.S1) and character.

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