2 Samuel 17:5:32 Sam.17.5.W3TAB
קְרָ֣א
kera
“call”
- Transliteration
- ke-RA
- Extended
- keh-RAA
- IPA
- /qəˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- call
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ke-RA NA
- clause
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM ke-RA NA GAM le-khu-SHAI ha-ar-KI
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM ke-RA NA GAM le-khu-SHAI ha-ar-KI ve-nish-me-A ma-be-FIV gam-HU
Exegesis
The Qal imperative qerāʾ {קְרָ֣א | qerāʾ} with the entreaty particle nāʾ {נָ֔א | nāʾ} issues a polite summons.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“to call, summon”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:5
And Absalom said, “Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what is in his mouth.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 17:5, so the Hebrew word קְרָ֣א (kera) 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.17.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.5.W3.S1) and character.