Numbers 13:28:12Num.13.28.W12TAB
רָאִ֥ינוּ
rainu
“we saw”
- Transliteration
- ra-i-NU
- Extended
- rah-ee-NU
- IPA
- /raːˈʔinuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we 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 | |
| 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
- phraseyour reading level
ra-i-NU SHAM
- clause
ve-he-a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ge-do-LOT me-OD ve-GAM-ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK ra-i-NU SHAM
- sentence
E-fes ki-AZ ha-AM ha-yo-SHEV ba-A-retz ve-he-a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ge-do-LOT me-OD ve-GAM-ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK ra-i-NU SHAM
Exegesis
The additive particle gam in vegam-yeildei {וְגַם־יְלִדֵ֥י | wə-ḡam-yə-lî-ḏê} connects to ha-‘anaq {הֽ͏ָעֲנָ֖ק | hā-ʿa-nāq}, and the report closes with the perfect verb ra’inu {רָאִ֥ינוּ | rā-ʾî-nû} and locative sham {שָֽׁם | šām}. English shifts the Hebrew VSO order to SVO, rendering participial and additive constructions as finite clauses and conjunctions to preserve the original emphasis on formidable inhabitants and defenses.
In context — Numbers 13:28
However, the people dwelling in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large, and also the offspring of Anak we saw there.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 13:28, so the Hebrew word רָאִ֥ינוּ (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 Num.13.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.28.W12.S1) and character.