Numbers 20:27:9Num.20.27.W9TAB
לְעֵינֵ֖י
leeinei
“in the sight of”
- Transliteration
- le-ei-NEI
- Extended
- leh-ey-NAY
- IPA
- /lə.ʕeːˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the sight of
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 | |
| 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-ei-NEI
- clause
va-ya-a-LU el-HOR ha-HAR le-ei-NEI kol-ha-ey-DAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS mo-SHEH ka-a-sher tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-LU el-HOR ha-HAR le-ei-NEI kol-ha-ey-DAH
Exegesis
The construct chain le'eynei kol haedah {לְעֵינֵי כָּל־הָעֵדָה | lə-ʿê-ney kol ha-ʿê-ḏāh} “before the eyes of all the congregation” emphasizes the communal witness to this act of obedience.
In context — Numbers 20:27
And Moses did as the LORD commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor before the eyes of all the congregation.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 20:27, so the Hebrew word לְעֵינֵ֖י (leeinei) 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.20.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.27.W9.S1) and character.