Numbers 24:2:3Num.24.2.W3TAB
אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו
eteynav
“his eyes”
- Transliteration
- et-ey-NAV
- Extended
- EET-ey-NAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ʕeːˈnaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
et-ey-NAV
- clause
va-yis-SA bil-AM et-ey-NAV va-YAR et-yis-ra-EL sho-KHEN lish-va-TAV
- sentence
va-yis-SA bil-AM et-ey-NAV va-YAR et-yis-ra-EL sho-KHEN lish-va-TAV va-te-HI a-LAV RU-akh e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} attaches to ʿênāyw {עֵינָיו | ʿênāyw} ‘his-eyes’.
The second vav-consecutive vayyārʾ {וַיַּרְא֙ | wayyārʾ} ‘and-he-saw’ continues with ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} marking Yiśrāʾêl {יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yiśrāʾêl} ‘Israel’.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-y-n
“eye”
In context — Numbers 24:2
And Balaam lifted his eyes and saw Israel dwelling by their tribes. Then the Spirit of God came upon him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 24:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו (eteynav) 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.24.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.2.W3.S1) and character.