Numbers 24:1:5Num.24.1.W5TAB
בְּעֵינֵ֤י
beeynei
“in the eyes of”
- Transliteration
- be-ey-NEI
- Extended
- beh-ey-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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YAR bil-AM KI TOV be-ey-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-va-REKH ET-Yis-ra-EL ve-LO-ha-LAKH ke-PA-am-be-PA-am lik-RAT ne-kha-SHIM
- sentence
va-YAR bil-AM KI TOV be-ey-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-va-REKH ET-Yis-ra-EL ve-LO-ha-LAKH ke-PA-am-be-PA-am lik-RAT ne-kha-SHIM va-YA-shet el-ham-mid-BAR pa-NAV
Exegesis
The clause ki tov be-ei-nai YHWH {כִּי טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה | kî ṭôb bə-ʿê-nê Yəhōwāh} functions as a purpose clause with the infinitive levarekh {לְבָרֵךְ | lə-wā-rêḵ} “to bless” governing et-yisrael {אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾet-yīsrāʼēl}.
In context — Numbers 24:1
And Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of the LORD to bless Israel, and he did not go as at other times to seek omens , but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 24:1, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינֵ֤י (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.24.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.1.W5.S1) and character.