2 Samuel 22:4:22 Sam.22.4.W2TAB
אֶקְרָ֣א
ekera
“I call”
- Transliteration
- e-ke-RA
- Extended
- eh-keh-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛq.rɔˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I call
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
e-ke-RA
- phraseyour reading level
e-ke-RA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
me-hu-LAL e-ke-RA Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
me-hu-LAL e-ke-RA Ye-ho-VAH u-me-o-ye-VAI i-va-SHE-a
Exegesis
This is followed by the Qal imperfect ekra {אֶקְרָא | ʾêqrāʾ} ‘I call,’ indicating the speaker’s invocation of YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhôwāh} ‘LORD.’
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“to call”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:4
I call on the LORD —the One worthy of praise —and I am saved from my enemies.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 22:4, so the Hebrew word אֶקְרָ֣א (ekera) 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.22.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.4.W2.S1) and character.