Deuteronomy 20:10:5Deut.20.10.W5TAB
וְקָרָ֥אתָ
vekarata
“and you shall call”
- Transliteration
- ve-ka-RA-ta
- Extended
- veh-kaa-RAA-tah
- IPA
- /vəqaːˈʁaːta/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall call
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' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ka-RA-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ka-RA-ta e-le-HA
- clause
ve-ka-RA-ta e-le-HA le-sha-LOM
- sentence
kee-tik-RAV el-EER le-hil-la-KHEM a-le-HA ve-ka-RA-ta e-le-HA le-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The coordinating veqarata {וְקָרָאתָ | wə-qārāṯā} introduces the command to call, again directed by eleha {אֵלֶיהָ | ʾêleyhā}.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“to call, proclaim, read”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:10
When you come near a city to wage war against it, you shall call to it with an offer of peace .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 20:10, so the Hebrew word וְקָרָ֥אתָ (vekarata) 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 Deut.20.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.10.W5.S1) and character.