1 Samuel 16:17:41 Sam.16.17.W4TAB
רְאוּ־נָ֣א
reuna
“see, please”
- Transliteration
- re-U-NA
- Extended
- reh-OO-NAA
- IPA
- /rəˈʔuː.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- see, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-U-NA
- phraseyour reading level
re-U-NA LI
- clause
re-U-NA LI ISH me-TIV le-nag-GEN va-ha-vi-o-TEM e-LAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-a-va-DAV re-U-NA LI ISH me-TIV le-nag-GEN va-ha-vi-o-TEM e-LAI
Exegesis
The imperative reʾû {רְאוּ | reʾû} ‘look’ combined with the particle nā {נָא | nā} ‘please’ forms a polite request construction.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:17
And Saul said to his servants , “Please look for me a man who is skilled at playing, and bring him to me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 16:17, so the Hebrew word רְאוּ־נָ֣א (reuna) 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 1 Sam.16.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.17.W4.S1) and character.