2 Samuel 18:6:42 Sam.18.6.W4TAB

לִקְרַ֣את

likreat

to meet, toward

Transliteration
lik-re-AT
Extended
lihq-reh-AAT
IPA
/liq.răˈʔaːt/

Meaning by language

English
to meet, toward

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לִ + קְ + רַ֣את
lik + re + at
likreat

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tavt as in top

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    lik-re-AT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lik-re-AT yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    va-ye-TSAY ha-AM ha-sa-DE lik-re-AT yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    va-ye-TSAY ha-AM ha-sa-DE lik-re-AT yis-ra-EL vat-te-HI ham-mil-kha-MA bay-AR ef-ra-YIM

Exegesis

The infinitive li-qrat {לִקְרַאת | li-qə-rāṯ} ‘to meet’ expresses purpose toward yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiś-rā-ʾēl}.

In context2 Samuel 18:6

And the people marched out into the field to confront Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 18:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 18:6, so the Hebrew word לִקְרַ֣את (likreat) 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.18.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.6.W4.S1) and character.