2 Chronicles 20:26:102 Chr.20.26.W10TAB
קָֽרְא֞וּ
kareu
“they called”
- Transliteration
- ka-re-U
- Extended
- kaa-reh-OO
- IPA
- /qɔːrəˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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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Word in context
- word
ka-re-U
- clause
al-KEN ka-re-U et-SHEM ha-ma-KOM ha-HU E-mek be-ra-KHA ad-ha-YOM
- sentence
u-va-YOM ha-re-vi-I nik-ha-LU le-E-mek be-ra-KHA ki-SHAM be-ra-KHU et-ye-ho-VAH al-KEN ka-re-U et-SHEM ha-ma-KOM ha-HU E-mek be-ra-KHA ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The result clause opens with ʿal·kēn {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal·kēn} “therefore,” leading to qā·rə·ʾū {קָרְאוּ | qā·rə·ʾū} “they called” and the construct ʾet-šēm ham·mā·qōm hā·hū {אֶת־שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא | ʾet-šēm ham·mā·qōm hā·hū} “the name of that place.”
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾ
“to call”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:26
And on the fourth day they assembled at the Valley of Berakhah , for there they blessed the LORD . Therefore that name has endured as the Valley of Berakhah until this day.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:26:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 20:26, so the Hebrew word קָֽרְא֞וּ (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 2 Chr.20.26.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.26.W10.S1) and character.