Proverbs 21:2:3Prov.21.2.W3TAB
בְּעֵינָ֑יו
beenav
“in his eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-E-NAV
- Extended
- beh-EE-NAAv
- IPA
- /bəʕeːˈnaːw/
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-E-NAV
- clause
kal-de-rekh-ISH ya-SHAR be-E-NAV
- sentence
kal-de-rekh-ISH ya-SHAR be-E-NAV ve-to-KHEN lib-BOT Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-einav {בְּעֵינָיו | bə-ʿê-nāw} ‘in his eyes’ functions as a circumstantial modifier.
In context — Proverbs 21:2
A person regards every way as right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:2, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינָ֑יו (beenav) 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.21.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.2.W3.S1) and character.