Ezekiel 16:37:20Ezek.16.37.W20TAB

וְרָא֖וּ

verau

and they will see

Transliteration
ve-RA-u
Extended
veh-RAA-oo
IPA
/vəraːˈʔuː/

Meaning by language

English
and they will see

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Result
וְ + רָא֖ + וּ
ve + ra + u
verau

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-RA-u

  2. clause

    ve-ki-bats-TI o-TAM a-LAI-ikh mi-sa-VIV ve-gil-LE-TI er-va-TEKH a-le-HEM ve-RA-u et-KOL-er-va-TEKH

  3. sentence

    la-KHEN hin-NE me-ka-BETS et-KOL-me-a-ha-VAY-ikh a-SHER a-RAVT a-le-HEM ve-ET kol-a-SHER a-HAVT al-kol-a-SHER sa-NE ve-ki-bats-TI o-TAM a-LAI-ikh mi-sa-VIV ve-gil-LE-TI er-va-TEKH a-le-HEM ve-RA-u et-KOL-er-va-TEKH

Exegesis

The subsequent Piel perfect with vav-consecutive, wegillēytî {וְגִלֵּיתִי | wegillēytî} ‘and I will uncover’, and its object ʿerʾvatêyîḵ {עֶרְוָתֵךְ | ʿerʾvatêyîḵ} ‘your nakedness’ depict public exposure of shame, culminating in the result clause werāʾû ʾet-kōl-ʿerʾvatêyîḵ {וְרָאוּ אֶת־כָּל־עֶרְוָתֵךְ | werāʾû ʾet-kōl-ʿerʾvatêyîḵ} ‘and they will see all your nakedness’. This sequence of participle, relative clauses, and vav-consecutives builds dramatic momentum toward the depiction of divine judgment.

In contextEzekiel 16:37

Therefore, behold, I am gathering all your lovers whom you have mingled with, and all those whom you have loved, along with all those whom you have hated. And I will gather them against you from every side and will uncover your nakedness , so that they may see all your nakedness.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 16:37:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Ezekiel 16:37, so the Hebrew word וְרָא֖וּ (verau) 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 Ezek.16.37.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.37.W20.S1) and character.