2 Samuel 17:28:82 Sam.17.28.W8TAB
וְקָלִ֑י
vekali
“and parched grain”
- Transliteration
- ve-ka-LI
- Extended
- veh-kaa-LEE
- IPA
- /vəqaːˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and parched grain
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' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ka-LI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KE-makh ve-ka-LI
- clause
mish-KAV ve-sap-POT u-khe-LI yo-TSER ve-khit-TIM u-se-o-RIM ve-KE-makh ve-ka-LI
- sentence
mish-KAV ve-sap-POT u-khe-LI yo-TSER ve-khit-TIM u-se-o-RIM ve-KE-makh ve-ka-LI u-FOL va-a-da-SHIM ve-ka-LI
Exegesis
The repetition of ve-qā-lî {וְקָלִי | wə-qā-lî} marks two distinct roasted provisions, reflecting travel preparation. The English rendering maintains the Hebrew sequence with commas and conjunctions to mirror the original flow.
Root and etymology
ק־ל־הq–l–h
“to parch”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:28
Bedding and bowls and a potter’s vessel , and wheat and barley, and flour and parched grain, and beans and lentils and parched pulse.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 17:28, so the Hebrew word וְקָלִ֑י (vekali) 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.17.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.28.W8.S1) and character.