2 Samuel 14:30:32 Sam.14.30.W3TAB
רְאוּ֩
reu
“see”
- Transliteration
- re-U
- Extended
- reh-OO
- IPA
- /rəˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- see
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-U
- phraseyour reading level
re-U KHEL-kat yo-AV el-ya-DI
- clause
va-yo-MER el-a-va-DAIV re-U KHEL-kat yo-AV el-ya-DI ve-LO-SHAM se-o-RIM le-KHU ve-ho-tse-TI-ya ve-hats-si-TU-ha va-ESH
- sentence
va-yo-MER el-a-va-DAIV re-U KHEL-kat yo-AV el-ya-DI ve-LO-SHAM se-o-RIM le-KHU ve-ho-tse-TI-ya ve-hats-si-TU-ha va-ESH va-yats-tsi-TU av-DE av-sha-LOM et-ha-khel-KA ba-ESH
Exegesis
The imperative re’u {רְאוּ | rēʾū} ‘look’ initiates the command.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:30
And he said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:30, so the Hebrew word רְאוּ֩ (reu) 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 2 Sam.14.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.30.W3.S1) and character.