Proverbs 23:33:1Prov.23.33.W1TAB
עֵ֭ינֶיךָ
enekha
“your eyes”
- Transliteration
- e-ne-KHA
- Extended
- ee-neh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʕeː.nɛˈxaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-ne-KHA
- clause
e-ne-KHA yi-re-U za-ROT
- sentence
e-ne-KHA yi-re-U za-ROT ve-li-be-KHA ye-da-BER ta-he-pu-KHOT
Exegesis
The verse consists of two parallel coordinate clauses introduced by einekha {עֵינֶיךָ | ʿê-nê-kā} ‘your eyes’ and ve-libbekha {וְלִבְּךָ | wə-libbə-ḥā} ‘and your heart’.
In context — Proverbs 23:33
Your eyes will see strange things , and your heart will speak perverse things .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:33, so the Hebrew word עֵ֭ינֶיךָ (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.23.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.33.W1.S1) and character.