Exodus 15:23:12Exod.15.23.W12TAB
קָרָֽא־שְׁמָ֖הּ
karashemah
“He called its name”
- Transliteration
- ka-ra-she-MAH
- Extended
- kah-rah-sheh-MAAH
- IPA
- /qaː.raː.ʃə.ˈmaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- He called its name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ra-she-MAH
- phraseyour reading level
al-KEN ka-ra-she-MAH
- clause
al-KEN ka-ra-she-MAH ma-RA
- sentence
va-ya-VO-oo ma-RA-ta ve-LO yakh-LU lish-TOT MA-yim mim-ma-RA KEE ma-REEM HEM al-KEN ka-ra-she-MAH ma-RA
Exegesis
The result clause introduced by al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kên} leads to the perfect qārā-šēmāh {קָרָא־שְׁמָהּ | qārā-šēmāh}, establishing the toponym’s origin through naming.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“to call, name”
In context — Exodus 15:23
When they came to Marah, they found the water undrinkable ; therefore, the place was called Marah .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 15:23, so the Hebrew word קָרָֽא־שְׁמָ֖הּ (karashemah) 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 Exod.15.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.23.W12.S1) and character.