Numbers 23:27:10Num.23.27.W10TAB

בְּעֵינֵ֣י

beeynei

in the eyes of

Transliteration
be-ey-NEI
Extended
beh-ei-NEI
IPA
/bəʕeːˈnej/

Meaning by language

English
in the eyes of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + עֵי + נֵ֣י
be + ey + nei
beeynei

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
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ey-NEI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-ey-NEI ha-e-lo-HIM

  3. clause

    u-LAI yi-shar be-ey-NEI ha-e-lo-HIM ve-ka-BO-to li mi-SHAM

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM le-KHA-NA ek-ka-kha el-ma-KOM a-KHER u-LAI yi-shar be-ey-NEI ha-e-lo-HIM ve-ka-BO-to li mi-SHAM

Exegesis

The idiom be-einei haElohim {בְּעֵינֵי הָאֱלֹהִים | bə-ʿê-nê hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘in the eyes of God’ conveys divine approval.

In contextNumbers 23:27

And Balak said to Balaam, “Come now; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will be right in the eyes of God for you to curse them for me from there.”

About this coordinate

Numbers 23:27:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 23:27, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵ֣י (beeynei) 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.23.27.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.27.W10.S1) and character.