1 Samuel 19:15:41 Sam.19.15.W4TAB

לִרְא֥וֹת

lirot

to see

Transliteration
lir-OT
Extended
lihr-OHT
IPA
/lirˈʔoːt/

Meaning by language

English
to see

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לִרְ + א֥וֹת
lir + ot
lirot

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    lir-OT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lir-OT et-da-VID

  3. clause

    va-yish-LAKH sha-UL et-ha-mal-a-KHIM lir-OT et-da-VID le-MOR

  4. sentence

    va-yish-LAKH sha-UL et-ha-mal-a-KHIM lir-OT et-da-VID le-MOR ha-a-LU o-TO va-mit-TA e-LAI la-ha-mi-TO

Exegesis

The infinitive li-rʾōṯ {לִרְא֥וֹת | li-rə-ʾōṯ} expresses purpose ‘to see’ David.

In context1 Samuel 19:15

Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him to me on the bed so that I may kill him.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 19:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 19:15, so the Hebrew word לִרְא֥וֹת (lirot) 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.19.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.15.W4.S1) and character.