Judges 13:22:8Judg.13.22.W8TAB
רָאִֽינוּ׃
rainu
“we have seen”
- Transliteration
- ra-I-nu
- Extended
- raa-EE-noo
- IPA
- /raːˈʔiː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we have seen
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-I-nu
- clause
KI e-lo-HIM ra-I-nu
- sentence
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-ish-TO MOT na-MUT KI e-lo-HIM ra-I-nu
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} introduces the causal clause Elohim ra’inu {אֱלֹהִ֖ים רָאִֽינוּ | ʾĕlōhîm rāʾînû}, where the perfect verb conveys a completed divine manifestation. The English translation preserves Hebrew emphasis through modal certainty and explicit causal linkage.
Root and etymology
r-ʾ-hr–ʾ–h
“to see, perceive”
In context — Judges 13:22
And Manoah said to his wife, “We will surely perish , for we have beheld God .”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 13:22, so the Hebrew word רָאִֽינוּ׃ (rainu) 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.13.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.22.W8.S1) and character.