1 Chronicles 20:2:111 Chr.20.2.W11TAB
יְקָרָ֔ה
yekara
“precious”
- Transliteration
- ye-ka-RA
- Extended
- yeh-kaa-RAA
- IPA
- /jəqaːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- precious
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ka-RA
- phraseyour reading level
E-ven ye-ka-RA
- clause
va-yik-KAKH da-VID et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM me-AL ro-SHO va-yim-tsa-A mish-KAL kik-KAR-za-HAV u-VA E-ven ye-ka-RA va-te-HI al-ROSH da-VID
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH da-VID et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM me-AL ro-SHO va-yim-tsa-A mish-KAL kik-KAR-za-HAV u-VA E-ven ye-ka-RA va-te-HI al-ROSH da-VID u-she-LAL ha-IR ho-TSI har-BE me-OD
Exegesis
The sequence ūvāh ’eḇen yəqārā {וּבָהּ אֶבֶן יְקָרָה | ūvāh ’eḇen yəqārā} ‘and in it a precious stone’ extends this imagery.
In context — 1 Chronicles 20:2
And David took the crown from the head of their king, and it was found to weigh a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone . It was set upon David’s head, and he brought out much plunder from the city.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 20:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Chronicles 20:2, so the Hebrew word יְקָרָ֔ה (yekara) 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.20.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.2.W11.S1) and character.