Daniel 8:4:1Dan.8.4.W1TAB
רָאִ֣יתִי
raiti
“I saw”
- Transliteration
- ra-I-ti
- Extended
- raa-EE-tih
- IPA
- /raːˈʔiː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ra-I-ti
- phraseyour reading level
ra-I-ti et-ha-A-yil
- clause
ra-I-ti et-ha-A-yil me-na-GE-akh YAM-ma ve-tsa-FO-na va-NEG-ba ve-KHAL-kha-YOT lo-ya-AM-du le-fa-NAV ve-EN ma-TSIL mi-YA-do
- sentence
ra-I-ti et-ha-A-yil me-na-GE-akh YAM-ma ve-tsa-FO-na va-NEG-ba ve-KHAL-kha-YOT lo-ya-AM-du le-fa-NAV ve-EN ma-TSIL mi-YA-do ve-a-SA khir-tso-NO ve-hig-DIL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the perfect ra'iti {רָאִ֣יתִי | rāʾîṯî} “I saw,” signaling a completed prophetic vision.
Root and etymology
r-'-hresh–aleph–he
“to see”
In context — Daniel 8:4
I saw the ram butting vigorously westward, northward, and southward. And no animals could stand before him, and there was no deliverer from his hand, and he did according to his will and became great.
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 8:4, so the Hebrew word רָאִ֣יתִי (raiti) 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 Dan.8.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.4.W1.S1) and character.