2 Samuel 15:3:42 Sam.15.3.W4TAB
רְאֵ֥ה
ree
“see”
- Transliteration
- re-E
- Extended
- reh-EE
- IPA
- /rəˈʔeː/
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-E
- phraseyour reading level
re-E de-va-RE-kha
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV av-sha-LOM re-E de-va-RE-kha to-VIM u-ne-kho-KHIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV av-sha-LOM re-E de-va-RE-kha to-VIM u-ne-kho-KHIM ve-sho-ME-a EN-le-kha me-ET ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The imperative re’eh {רְאֵ֥ה | rəʾē} functions as a call to attention, directing the petitioner to his divarekha {דְּבָרֶ֖ךָ | dəḇā-rə-kha}.
Root and etymology
r–ʿ–h
“friend, companion”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:3
And Absalom said to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no one appointed by the king to hear you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 15:3, so the Hebrew word רְאֵ֥ה (ree) 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.15.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.3.W4.S1) and character.