Jeremiah 23:13:3Jer.23.13.W3TAB
רָאִ֣יתִי
raiti
“I saw”
- Transliteration
- ra-I-ti
- Extended
- raa-IH-tih
- IPA
- /raːˈʔiː.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- I saw
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ra-I-ti
- phraseyour reading level
ra-I-ti tif-LA
- clause
u-vin-ne-vi-E shom-re-VON ra-I-ti tif-LA
- sentence
u-vin-ne-vi-E shom-re-VON ra-I-ti tif-LA hin-nav-VU va-ba-AL va-yat-E-VU et-a-MI et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The Qal perfect ra’iti {רָאִ֣יתִי | rā-ʾî-ṯî} ‘I saw’ takes the preposed object tiflah {תִפְלָה | tīp̄-lāh} ‘folly’ for emphasis.
Root and etymology
ר־א־הr–a–h
“to see, perceive”
In context — Jeremiah 23:13
And among the prophets of Samaria I saw folly; they prophesied in Baal and led My people Israel astray.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:13, so the Hebrew word רָאִ֣יתִי (raiti) 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 Jer.23.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.13.W3.S1) and character.