Proverbs 21:10:5Prov.21.10.W5TAB
בְּעֵינָ֣יו
beeinav
“in his eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-EI-NAV
- Extended
- beh-ee-NAAV
- IPA
- /bəʕeː.ˈnaːw/
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
- phraseyour reading level
be-EI-NAV re-E-HU
- clause
LO-yu-KHAN be-EI-NAV re-E-HU
- sentence
NE-fesh ra-SHA i-VE-ta-RA LO-yu-KHAN be-EI-NAV re-E-HU
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} and the Pual imperfect yukhan {יֻחַן | yū·ḥan} to form a passive phrase; the locative be’einav {בְּעֵינָיו | bə·ʿê·nāw} “in his eyes” expresses perspective, and re’ehu {רֵעֵהוּ | rê·‘ê·hû} “his neighbor” is the affected party. The chiastic parallelism between active craving and passive withholding highlights the moral corruption of the wicked and the resulting relational harm.
In context — Proverbs 21:10
The soul of the wicked desires evil; in his eyes his neighbor finds no favor .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 21:10, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינָ֣יו (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.21.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.10.W5.S1) and character.