1 Samuel 15:28:41 Sam.15.28.W4TAB
קָרַ֨ע
kara
“tore”
- Transliteration
- ka-RA
- Extended
- kah-RAH
- IPA
- /qaˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- tore
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ka-RA ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV she-mu-EL ka-RA ye-ho-VAH et-mam-le-KHUT yis-ra-EL me-le-KHA ha-YOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV she-mu-EL ka-RA ye-ho-VAH et-mam-le-KHUT yis-ra-EL me-le-KHA ha-YOM u-ne-ta-NA le-re-A-KHA ha-TOV mim-me-KHA
Exegesis
The perfect verb qāra‘ {קָרַע | qāra‘} ‘has torn’ asserts completed action, emphasizing divine decisiveness.
Root and etymology
ק־ר־ע
“to tear, rend”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:28
And Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 15:28, so the Hebrew word קָרַ֨ע (kara) 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 Sam.15.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.28.W4.S1) and character.