Deuteronomy 21:11:1Deut.21.11.W1TAB
וְרָאִיתָ֙
veraita
“and you see”
- Transliteration
- ve-ra-i-TA
- Extended
- veh-rah-ee-TAH
- IPA
- /vəʁaʔiˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you see
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ra-i-TA
- clause
ve-ra-i-TA ba-shiv-YA E-shet ye-FAT-TO-ar
- sentence
ve-ra-i-TA ba-shiv-YA E-shet ye-FAT-TO-ar ve-kha-shak-TA BAH ve-la-kakh-TA le-KHA le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the sequential conjunction ve-ra’ita {וְרָאִיתָ | wə-rā-ʾî-tā} indicating a conditional situation “when you see.”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:11
And when you see among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and you desire her , then you may take her for yourself as a wife.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 21:11, so the Hebrew word וְרָאִיתָ֙ (veraita) 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 Deut.21.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.11.W1.S1) and character.