2 Samuel 13:19:92 Sam.13.19.W9TAB

קָרָ֑עָה

karaa

she tore

Transliteration
ka-RA-a
Extended
kaa-RAA-ah
IPA
/qaˈraː.ʕaː/

Meaning by language

English
she tore

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
קָ + רָ֑ + עָה
ka + ra + a
karaa

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ka-RA-a

  2. clause

    va-tik-KHAKH ta-MAR E-fer al-RO-sha u-khe-TO-net ha-pas-SIM a-SHER a-LE-ha ka-RA-a

  3. sentence

    va-tik-KHAKH ta-MAR E-fer al-RO-sha u-khe-TO-net ha-pas-SIM a-SHER a-LE-ha ka-RA-a va-ta-SEM ya-DA al-RO-sha va-TE-lekh ha-LOKH ve-za-a-KA

Exegesis

The noun construct ketonet happasim {כְּתֹנֶת הַפַּסִּים | ke-ṯō-neṯ ha-pā-ssiym} ‘tunic of stripes’ emphasizes the garment’s distinctive status and its subsequent qārāʾāh {קָרָ֑עָה | qā-rā-ʾāh} ‘she tore’ portrays the decisive act of protest.

Root and etymology

Rootq-r-ʾ

to tear

In context2 Samuel 13:19

Then Tamar took ashes and placed them on her head, and she tore the tunic-of-stripes that was on her; then she put her hand on her head and went away, walking and crying out.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 13:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 13:19, so the Hebrew word קָרָ֑עָה (karaa) 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 Sam.13.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.19.W9.S1) and character.