2 Samuel 18:21:82 Sam.18.21.W8TAB
רָאִ֑יתָה
raita
“you saw”
- Transliteration
- ra-I-ta
- Extended
- raa-EE-tah
- IPA
- /raːˈʔiː.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ra-I-ta
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ra-I-ta
- clause
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ku-SHI LEKH ha-GED la-ME-lekh a-SHER ra-I-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ku-SHI LEKH ha-GED la-ME-lekh a-SHER ra-I-ta va-yish-ta-KHU ku-SHI le-yo-AV va-YA-rats
Exegesis
The relative clause asher ra'ita {אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתָ | ʼa-šer rā·ʼî·ṯā̀} ‘what you saw’ specifies the report’s content.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:21
And Joab said to the Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” And the Cushite bowed down to Joab and ran.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 18:21, so the Hebrew word רָאִ֑יתָה (raita) 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.18.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.21.W8.S1) and character.