Psalm 17:2:4Ps.17.2.W4TAB
עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ
enekha
“your eyes”
- Transliteration
- e-NE-kha
- Extended
- eh-NEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈnɛkʰa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-NE-kha
- clause
e-NE-kha te-khe-ZE-na mei-sha-RIM
- sentence
mil-le-fa-NE-kha mish-pa-TI ye-TSE e-NE-kha te-khe-ZE-na mei-sha-RIM
Exegesis
The second hemistich mirrors this pattern: einekha {עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ | ʿê-nê-ḵā} ‘your eyes’ serves as the subject of the jussive techezena {תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה | te-ḥe-ze-nāh} ‘let …
In context — Psalm 17:2
From before You, may my judgment go forth; let Your eyes behold what is upright .
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 17:2, so the Hebrew word עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ (enekha) 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 Ps.17.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.2.W4.S1) and character.