Genesis 13:12:7Gen.13.12.W7TAB
הַכִּכָּ֔ר
hakikar
“plain”
- Transliteration
- ha-ki-KAR
- Extended
- hah-kih-KAAR
- IPA
- /hak.ki.ˈkaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- plain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ki-KAR
- phraseyour reading level
be-a-RE ha-ki-KAR
- clause
ve-LOT ya-SHAV be-a-RE ha-ki-KAR va-ye-e-HAL ad-se-DOM
- sentence
av-RAM ya-SHAV be-e-rets-ke-NA-an ve-LOT ya-SHAV be-a-RE ha-ki-KAR va-ye-e-HAL ad-se-DOM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-erets-knaan {בְּאֶרֶץ־כְּנָעַן | bə-ʾe-reṣ-kə-nā-ʿan} introduces the broader promised territory, whereas be-arei hakkikar {בְּעָרֵי הַכִּכָּר | bə-ʿā-rê ha-kik-kār} specifies Lot’s settlement in a fertile lowland cluster.
Root and etymology
k-k-rkaf–kaf–resh
“circle, round area”
In context — Genesis 13:12
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities of the plain , and he pitched his tent toward Sodom .
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 13:12, so the Hebrew word הַכִּכָּ֔ר (hakikar) 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 Gen.13.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.12.W7.S1) and character.