2 Samuel 14:32:222 Sam.14.32.W22TAB
אֶרְאֶה֙
eree
“let me see”
- Transliteration
- e-re-E
- Extended
- eh-reh-EH
- IPA
- /ʔɛrˈʔɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let me see
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-re-E
- clause
ve-a-TA e-re-E pe-NE ha-ME-lekh ve-im-yesh-BI a-VON ve-he-mi-TA-ni
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV hi-NE sha-lakh-TI e-LE-kha le-MOR BO HE-na ve-esh-le-KHA o-te-KHA el-ha-ME-lekh le-MOR la-MA ba-TI mig-ge-SHUR TOV LI OD a-NI-SHAM ve-a-TA e-re-E pe-NE ha-ME-lekh ve-im-yesh-BI a-VON ve-he-mi-TA-ni
Exegesis
The cohortatives veshlechah {וְאֶשְׁלְחָה | wə-ʾēš-lə-ḥā} ‘let me send’ and ereh {אֶרְאֶה֙ | ʾer-ʾeh} ‘let me see’ express Absalom’s volitional intent.
Root and etymology
r-ʾ-hrah
“to see”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:32
And Absalom said to Joab, “Behold, I sent for you, saying, ‘Come here so I may send you to the king to say, “Why did I come from Geshur? It would have been better for me to still be there.” Now then, let me see the king’s face and, if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death.’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:32:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 2 Samuel 14:32, so the Hebrew word אֶרְאֶה֙ (eree) 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.14.32.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.32.W22.S1) and character.