Judges 13:20:13Judg.13.20.W13TAB
רֹאִ֔ים
roim
“watching”
- Transliteration
- ro-IM
- Extended
- roh-EEM
- IPA
- /roːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- watching
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ro-IM
- clause
u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO ro-IM va-yip-e-LU al-pe-NE-hem AR-tse-a
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-sha-MAI-ma va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH be-la-HAV ha-miz-BE-akh u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO ro-IM va-yip-e-LU al-pe-NE-hem AR-tse-a
Exegesis
The participle rōʾîm {רֹאִים | rōʾîm} “were seeing” indicates continuous observation, immediately followed by wayyippəlu {וַיִּפְּלוּ | wayyippəlu} “and they fell,” which signals a sudden reaction.
In context — Judges 13:20
When the flame ascended from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended within the altar’s flame. Manoah and his wife watched, and they fell on their faces to the ground.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 13:20, so the Hebrew word רֹאִ֔ים (roim) 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 Judg.13.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.20.W13.S1) and character.