2 Chronicles 3:6:42 Chr.3.6.W4TAB
יְקָרָ֖ה
yekara
“precious”
- Transliteration
- ye-ka-RA
- Extended
- yeh-kaa-RAA
- IPA
- /jəqaˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- precious
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ka-RA
- phraseyour reading level
E-ven ye-ka-RA
- clause
va-ye-TSAF ET-ha-BA-yit E-ven ye-ka-RA le-tif-A-ret
- sentence
va-ye-TSAF ET-ha-BA-yit E-ven ye-ka-RA le-tif-A-ret ve-ha-za-HAV ze-HAV par-va-YIM
Exegesis
The phrase even yekarah {אֶבֶן יְקָרָ֖ה | ʾe·ven yə·qā·rā} pairs a feminine noun with an agreeing adjective to specify ‘precious stones.’
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:6
He overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was from Parvaim .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 3:6, so the Hebrew word יְקָרָ֖ה (yekara) 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.3.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.6.W4.S1) and character.