Proverbs 29:13:5Prov.29.13.W5TAB
מֵ֤אִיר־עֵינֵ֖י
meirene
“giving light to the eyes of”
- Transliteration
- me-IR-e-NE
- Extended
- mee-EER-eh-EE-nee
- IPA
- /meːˈʔiːr.ʕeːjˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- giving light to the eyes of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-IR-e-NE
- clause
me-IR-e-NE she-NE-hem Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
RASH ve-ISH te-kha-KHIM nif-GA-shu me-IR-e-NE she-NE-hem Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Hifil participle mēʾîr {מֵאִיר | mēʾîr} ‘giving light’ and the construct phrase ʿênê šənêhem {עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם | ʿênê šənêhem} ‘the eyes of both of them’ form a result clause.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Vav–Resh
“light up, illuminate”
In context — Proverbs 29:13
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 29:13, so the Hebrew word מֵ֤אִיר־עֵינֵ֖י (meirene) 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.29.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.13.W5.S1) and character.