Exodus 22:10:13Exod.22.10.W13TABWLC Exodus 22:9
רֹאֶֽה׃
roeh
“witness”
- Transliteration
- ro-EH
- Extended
- roh-EH
- IPA
- /roː.ˈʔɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- witness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ro-EH
- phraseyour reading level
EN ro-EH
- clause
oo-MET oh-nish-BAR oh-nish-BA EN ro-EH
- sentence
ki-yit-TEN EESH el-re-EH-hoo kha-MOR oh-SHOR oh-SEH ve-khol-be-he-MA lish-MOR oo-MET oh-nish-BAR oh-nish-BA EN ro-EH
Exegesis
The clause ein ro’eh {אֵין רֹאֶה | ein ro’eh} ‘no one is seeing’ functions as a circumstantial qualifier, limiting liability in the absence of a witness. English renders the infinitive with “for safekeeping” and mirrors the passive series and negative qualifier in natural English.
Root and etymology
“to see”
In context — Exodus 22:10
If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal for safekeeping , and it dies, or is broken, or is taken away while no one is watching :
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 22:10, so the Hebrew word רֹאֶֽה׃ (roeh) 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.22.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.10.W13.S1) and character.