Exodus 19:4:2Exod.19.4.W2TAB
רְאִיתֶ֔ם
reitem
“saw”
- Transliteration
- re-i-TEM
- Extended
- reh-ee-TEM
- IPA
- /rə.ʔiː.ˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- saw
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
re-i-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
a-TEM re-i-TEM
- clause
a-TEM re-i-TEM a-SHER a-SI-ti le-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
a-TEM re-i-TEM a-SHER a-SI-ti le-mits-RA-yim va-e-SA et-KHEM al-kan-FEI ne-sha-RIM va-a-VI et-KHEM e-LAI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the independent pronoun atem {אַתֶּם | ʾat-tem} ‘you’, followed by the perfect verb re’ītem {רְאִיתֶם | rə-ʾī-ṯem} ‘you have seen’, forming an emphatic subject–verb pair.
In context — Exodus 19:4
You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I lifted you up on eagles’ wings and brought you to Me.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 19:4, so the Hebrew word רְאִיתֶ֔ם (reitem) 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 Exod.19.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.4.W2.S1) and character.