Proverbs 30:13:3Prov.30.13.W3TAB
עֵינָ֑יו
enaiv
“his eyes”
- Transliteration
- e-NAIV
- Extended
- eh-NAAV
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-NAIV
- clause
DOR MA-ra-MU e-NAIV
- sentence
DOR MA-ra-MU e-NAIV ve-af-a-PAIV yin-na-SE-u
Exegesis
The perfect verb ramu {רָמוּ | rā-mû} ‘are lofty’ predicates the construct noun einav {עֵינָיו | ’ê-nāw} ‘his eyes’, with the plural construct indicating a collective reference.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-y-n
“eye, spring”
In context — Proverbs 30:13
A generation —how lofty are their eyes, and their eyelids are lifted up.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 30:13, so the Hebrew word עֵינָ֑יו (enaiv) 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.30.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.13.W3.S1) and character.