1 Samuel 16:3:11 Sam.16.3.W1TAB
וְקָרָ֥אתָ
vekarata
“and you shall call or invite”
- Transliteration
- ve-ka-RA-ta
- Extended
- veh-kaa-RAA-tah
- IPA
- /vəqaːˈraːtɔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall call or invite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ka-RA-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ka-RA-ta le-yi-SHAI
- clause
ve-ka-RA-ta le-yi-SHAI ba-za-VAKH
- sentence
ve-ka-RA-ta le-yi-SHAI ba-za-VAKH ve-a-no-KHI o-di-a-KHA ET a-sher-ta-a-SE u-ma-SHAKH-ta LI ET a-sher-o-MAR e-LE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with a vav consecutive imperfect in veqarata {וְקָרָ֥אתָ | və-qā-rā-ṯā} ‘and you shall call,’ which transitions the narrative to a direct command.
Root and etymology
RootQof–Resh–Aleph
“to call, summon”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:3
And you shall call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will make known to you what you are to do. And you shall anoint the one whom I will declare to you.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 16:3, so the Hebrew word וְקָרָ֥אתָ (vekarata) 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.16.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.3.W1.S1) and character.