Proverbs 20:13:5Prov.20.13.W5TAB
עֵינֶ֣יךָ
enekha
“your eyes”
- Transliteration
- e-NE-kha
- Extended
- ee-NEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈnɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-NE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
e-NE-kha se-va-LA-khem
- clause
pe-KAKH e-NE-kha se-va-LA-khem
- sentence
al-te-e-HAV she-NA pen-ti-va-RESH pe-KAKH e-NE-kha se-va-LA-khem
Exegesis
which takes the noun einecha {עֵינֶיךָ | ʿēyneḵā} ‘your eyes’ as its object, commanding alertness.
In context — Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep , or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:13, so the Hebrew word עֵינֶ֣יךָ (enekha) 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.20.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.13.W5.S1) and character.