Proverbs 30:12:3Prov.30.12.W3TAB
בְּעֵינָ֑יו
beenav
“in his own eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NAV
- Extended
- beh-eh-NAAV
- IPA
- /bɛʕeːˈnaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his own 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
DOR ta-HOR be-e-NAV
- sentence
DOR ta-HOR be-e-NAV u-mits-tso-a-TO LO ru-KHATS
Exegesis
The verse begins with generation {דּוֹר | dôr} ‘generation’ functioning as the subject, followed by the adjective pure {טָהוֹר | ṭāhôr} linked to be-einav {בְּעֵינָיו | bə-ʿê-nāw} ‘in his eyes’, which signals subjective self-assessment.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-y-n
“eye, spring”
In context — Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet it has not been washed from its filth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 30:12, 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.30.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.12.W3.S1) and character.