Proverbs 26:12:1Prov.26.12.W1TAB
רָאִ֗יתָ
raita
“have you seen”
- Transliteration
- ra-I-ta
- Extended
- raa-EE-tah
- IPA
- /raːˈʔiː.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- have you 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ra-I-ta
- clause
ra-I-ta ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v
- sentence
ra-I-ta ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with the perfect verb ra’ita {רָאִ֗יתָ | rā’îtā} ‘have you seen’, initiating a direct rhetorical question.
In context — Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes ? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 26:12, so the Hebrew word רָאִ֗יתָ (raita) 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 Prov.26.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.12.W1.S1) and character.