Proverbs 15:30:1Prov.15.30.W1TAB
מְֽאוֹר־עֵ֭ינַיִם
meorenayim
“light of {the} eyes”
- Transliteration
- me-OR-E-na-YIM
- Extended
- meh-OHR-EE-eh-NAH-yeem
- IPA
- /məˈʔoːr.ʕeːˈnajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- light of {the} eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-OR-E-na-YIM
- clause
me-OR-E-na-YIM ye-sa-MAKH-LEV
- sentence
me-OR-E-na-YIM ye-sa-MAKH-LEV she-mu-A to-VA te-da-SHEN-a-TSEM
Exegesis
The construct phrase me’or-einayim {מְאוֹר־עֵינַיִם | mə-ʾôr ʿê-nā-yim} ‘light of the eyes’ links radiance and vision, functioning as the subject.
Root and etymology
א־ו־ר
“to shine”
In context — Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes brings joy to the heart , and a good report invigorates the bones .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:30, so the Hebrew word מְֽאוֹר־עֵ֭ינַיִם (meorenayim) 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 Prov.15.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.30.W1.S1) and character.