Proverbs 26:12:4Prov.26.12.W4TAB
בְּעֵינָ֑יו
beenaiv
“in his eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-E-NAI-v
- Extended
- beh-EE-naa-YV
- IPA
- /bəʕeːnaːjˈv/
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-NAI-v
- phraseyour reading level
ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v
- clause
ra-I-ta ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v
- sentence
ra-I-ta ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The noun phrase ish chakam {אִ֭ישׁ חָכָ֣ם | ’îš ḥā-kām} ‘a wise man’ is defined by the prepositional phrase be-einav {בְּעֵינָ֑יו | bə-‘êynāyw} ‘in his own eyes’, indicating self-perceived judgment.
In context — Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes ? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 26:12, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינָ֑יו (beenaiv) 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.26.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.12.W4.S1) and character.