Proverbs 28:11:2Prov.28.11.W2TAB
בְּ֭עֵינָיו
beeinav
“in his eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-EI-nav
- Extended
- beh-EE-nav
- 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-EI-nav
- clause
KHA-KHAM be-EI-nav ISH a-SHIR
- sentence
KHA-KHAM be-EI-nav ISH a-SHIR ve-DAL me-VIN yakh-ke-RE-nu
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase be’einav {בְּעֵינָיו | bə-ʿê-nāv} ‘in his own eyes’ functions as a circumstantial prepositional phrase indicating perspective.
In context — Proverbs 28:11
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding examines him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 28:11, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭עֵינָיו (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.28.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.11.W2.S1) and character.