רֹאִ֑י
𐤓𐤀𐤉
Beer Lachay Roi
Roi
Proper noun referring to a specific desert well or oasis, most precisely 'the well of the Living One who sees me.' The phrase functions as a place name in the biblical narrative, signifying a site where a deity is perceived as living and seeing, specifically in the context of divine communication or revelation. Semantic range includes: a named physical location (oasis/well), a theological commemoration of a revelatory experience involving divine perception and life-giving presence.
Genesis 16:14 · Word #7
Lexicon H883
| Lemma | בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤀𐤓 𐤋𐤇𐤉 𐤓𐤀𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Beer Lachay Roi |
| Strong's | H883 |
| Definition | Proper noun referring to a specific desert well or oasis, most precisely 'the well of the Living One who sees me.' The phrase functions as a place name in the biblical narrative, signifying a site where a deity is perceived as living and seeing, specifically in the context of divine communication or revelation. Semantic range includes: a named physical location (oasis/well), a theological commemoration of a revelatory experience involving divine perception and life-giving presence. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Roi |
SIBI-P1 Translation H883-03
my Seer
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular noun (absolute form) from ראה with 1cs pronominal suffix; substantival participial sense. |
| Rendering Rationale | Derived from the root ראה ('to see'), רֹאִי functions as a masculine singular noun with a first-person singular suffix, yielding 'my Seer' or 'one who sees me.' The rendering preserves both the perceptive sense of the root and the attached possessive morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Beer Lachay Roi
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Well of the Living One Who Sees Me |