Genesis 32:2:4Gen.32.2.W4TABWLC Genesis 32:3
רָאָם
raam
“saw them”
- Transliteration
- RA-am
- Extended
- RAA-ahm
- IPA
- /ˈraː.ʔaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- saw them
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RA-am
- sentence
va-yo-MER ya-a-KOV ka-a-SHER RA-am ma-kha-NE e-lo-HIM ZEH va-yi-ke-RA shem-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU ma-kha-na-YIM
Exegesis
The temporal conjunction kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾă-šer} governs raam {רָאָם | rā-ʾām} “he saw them,” framing the moment of perception.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-maleph–mem–mem
“mother”
In context — Genesis 32:2
Upon seeing them, Jacob declared, “This is the camp of God ,” and he named that place Mahanaim .
About this coordinate
Genesis 32:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 32:2, so the Hebrew word רָאָם (raam) 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 Gen.32.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.32.2.W4.S1) and character.