Exodus 19:17:4Exod.19.17.W4TAB
לִקְרַ֥את
likrat
“to meet”
- Transliteration
- lik-RAT
- Extended
- lik-RAHT
- IPA
- /liqˈrat/
Meaning by language
- English
- to meet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lik-RAT
- phraseyour reading level
lik-RAT ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yo-TSE mo-SHEH et-ha-AM lik-RAT ha-e-lo-HIM min-ha-ma-kha-NEH
- sentence
va-yo-TSE mo-SHEH et-ha-AM lik-RAT ha-e-lo-HIM min-ha-ma-kha-NEH va-yit-yat-se-VU be-takh-TIT ha-HAR
Exegesis
The infinitive construct likrat {לִקְרַאת | liq-rāṯ} expresses purpose ‘to meet’ with haelohim {הָאֱלֹהִים | hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm}, framing the journey as a sacred approach.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾ
“to call, summon”
In context — Exodus 19:17
Moses brought the people out from the camp to meet God , and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 19:17, so the Hebrew word לִקְרַ֥את (likrat) 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.19.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.17.W4.S1) and character.