2 Samuel 17:23:22 Sam.17.23.W2TAB
רָאָ֗ה
raa
“saw”
- Transliteration
- ra-A
- Extended
- raa-AA
- IPA
- /raːˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- saw
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-A
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A
- clause
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A KI LO ne-e-se-TA a-tsa-TO va-ya-kha-VOSH ET-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO el-i-RO va-ye-TSAV el-be-TO va-ye-kha-NAK
- sentence
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A KI LO ne-e-se-TA a-tsa-TO va-ya-kha-VOSH ET-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO el-i-RO va-ye-TSAV el-be-TO va-ye-kha-NAK va-ya-MAT va-yik-ka-VER be-KE-ver a-VIV
Root and etymology
Rootresh–aleph–he
“to see”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:23
And Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, so he saddled the donkey, returned to his house in his city, gave orders to his household , hanged himself, died, and was buried in the grave of his father.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 17:23, so the Hebrew word רָאָ֗ה (raa) 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.17.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.23.W2.S1) and character.