1 Kings 21:12:11 Kgs.21.12.W1TAB
קָרְא֖וּ
kareu
“they proclaimed or called”
- Transliteration
- ka-re-U
- Extended
- kaa-reh-OO
- IPA
- /qɔːrəˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they proclaimed or called
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-re-U
- clause
ka-re-U TSOM
- sentence
ka-re-U TSOM ve-ho-shi-VU et-na-VOT be-ROSH ha-AM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with qaru {קָרְא֖וּ | qā-rə-’û} ‘they proclaimed’, a Qal perfect verb prefixed by the vav consecutive indicating sequential narrative action, taking tsom {צ֑וֹם | ṣôm} ‘fast’ as its object.
In context — 1 Kings 21:12
They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 21:12, so the Hebrew word קָרְא֖וּ (kareu) 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 Kgs.21.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.12.W1.S1) and character.