2 Samuel 15:28:12 Sam.15.28.W1TAB
רְאוּ֙
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
- clause
re-U a-no-KHI mit-ma-he-MEH-ha be-a-va-ROT be-ar-VOT ha-mid-BAR
- sentence
re-U a-no-KHI mit-ma-he-MEH-ha be-a-va-ROT be-ar-VOT ha-mid-BAR AD BO da-VAR me-im-ma-KHEM le-ha-GID LI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative re’u {רְאוּ | reʾû} ‘see’, functioning as an attention command, followed by the emphatic pronoun anokhi {אָנֹכִי | ʾănôḵî}.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:28
See, I am lingering at the fords in the plains of the wilderness until a word comes from you to tell me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 15:28, so the Hebrew word רְאוּ֙ (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.15.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.28.W1.S1) and character.