Genesis 29:17:1Gen.29.17.W1PAT

וְעֵינֵ֥י

veeinei

eyes of

Transliteration
ve-ei-NEI
Extended
veh-ey-NEI
IPA
/wə.ʕeː.ˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
eyes of
French
les yeux de
Spanish
los ojos de
Portuguese
os olhos de
German
Augen von
Russian
глаза
Arabic-Simplified
عينا
Hindi
आँखें
Chinese-Simplified
眼睛
Korean
Indonesian
mata
Bengali
চোখ
Tagalog
mga mata ni
Swahili
macho ya
Amharic
ዓይኖች
Yoruba
oju ti
Igbo
anya nke
Twi
aniwa
Ewe
ŋku si

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Result
וְ + עֵי + נֵ֥י
ve + ei + nei
veeinei

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ei-NEI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ei-NEI le-A

  3. clause

    ve-ei-NEI le-A ra-KOT

  4. sentence

    ve-ei-NEI le-A ra-KOT ve-ra-KHEL ha-ye-TA ye-fat-TO-ar vi-FAT mar-E

In contextGenesis 29:17

eyes of Leah were weak but Rachel was beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance

About this coordinate

Genesis 29:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 29:17, so the Hebrew word וְעֵינֵ֥י (veeinei) 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 Gen.29.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.29.17.W1.S1) and character.