Proverbs 16:2:3Prov.16.2.W3TAB
בְּעֵינָ֑יו
beeinav
“in his eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-ei-NAV
- Extended
- beh-ee-NAAIV
- IPA
- /bɛʕeːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his eyes
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 | |
| 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
be-ei-NAV
- clause
KAL-dar-KHE-i-ISH ZAKH be-ei-NAV
- sentence
KAL-dar-KHE-i-ISH ZAKH be-ei-NAV ve-to-KHEN ru-KHOT ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Zakh {זַ֣ךְ | zaḵ} ‘clean’ receives subjective qualification by the prepositional phrase be-einav {בְּעֵינָ֑יו | bə-ʿê-nāyw} ‘in his eyes’.
In context — Proverbs 16:2
Every path of a man looks clean to him, but the LORD weighs the spirits .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:2, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינָ֑יו (beeinav) 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.16.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.2.W3.S1) and character.