1 Samuel 17:21:51 Sam.17.21.W5TAB
לִקְרַ֥את
likrat
“to meet”
- Transliteration
- lik-RAT
- Extended
- lihk-RAHT
- IPA
- /liqˈraːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to meet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
lik-RAT
- phraseyour reading level
lik-RAT ma-a-ra-KHA
- sentence
va-ta-a-ROKH yis-ra-EL u-fe-lish-TIM ma-a-ra-KHA lik-RAT ma-a-ra-KHA
Exegesis
The preposition liqrat {לִקְרַ֥את | li-qə-rāṯ} introduces a confrontation clause, indicating direct positioning against the enemy. Hebrew syntax thus highlights the strategic preparation preceding conflict.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:21
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle array, each battle line facing the other.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:21, so the Hebrew word לִקְרַ֥את (likrat) 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.17.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.21.W5.S1) and character.