1 Chronicles 13:6:171 Chr.13.6.W17TAB
אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֥א
ashernikra
“which is called”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-nik-RA
- Extended
- ah-shehr-nihk-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔăʃɛr.niqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- which is called
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
a-sher-nik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-nik-RA SHEM
- clause
le-ha-a-LOT mish-SHAM ET a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH yo-SHEV ha-ke-ru-VIM a-sher-nik-RA SHEM
- sentence
va-YA-al da-VID ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL ba-a-la-TA el-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA le-ha-a-LOT mish-SHAM ET a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH yo-SHEV ha-ke-ru-VIM a-sher-nik-RA SHEM
Exegesis
We render the Nifal perfect asher-nikra {אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא | ʾăšer-nik-rāʾ} as “is called by the Name” to convey its passive association with the LORD’s Name.
Root and etymology
“prince, ruler”
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:6
And David and all Israel went up to Baalah—Kiryath-Yearim in Judah—to bring up from there the ark of God , which is called by the Name—the Name of the LORD , who dwells above the cherubim.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:6:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Chronicles 13:6, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֥א (ashernikra) 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 1 Chr.13.6.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.6.W17.S1) and character.