1 Chronicles 16:8:31 Chr.16.8.W3TAB
קִרְא֣וּ
kireoo
“call”
- Transliteration
- kir-E-OO
- Extended
- kir-eh-OO
- IPA
- /qirˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- call
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
kir-E-OO
- phraseyour reading level
kir-E-OO vish-e-MO
- sentence
ho-DOO la-ye-ho-VAH kir-E-OO vish-e-MO ho-di-I-OO va-a-MIM a-li-lo-TAV
Exegesis
The verse presents a triadic imperative sequence: hodu {הוֹד֤וּ | hō̆dū} ‘give thanks’, qîrû {קִרְא֣וּ | qîrû} ‘call’, and hôdiʿû {הוֹדִ֥יעוּ | hôdiʿû} ‘make known’.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:8
Give thanks to the LORD ; call on His name; make known among the peoples His deeds .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 16:8, so the Hebrew word קִרְא֣וּ (kireoo) 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.16.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.8.W3.S1) and character.