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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
be-ey-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-ey-NEI ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
u-LAI yi-shar be-ey-NEI ha-e-lo-HIM ve-ka-BO-to li mi-SHAM
- 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 context — Numbers 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.