Genesis 16:14:2Gen.16.14.W2TAB
קָרָ֣א
kara
“was called”
- Transliteration
- ka-RA
- Extended
- kah-RAA
- IPA
- /qa.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was called
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ka-RA la-be-ER
- clause
al-KEN ka-RA la-be-ER be-ER la-KHAI ro-I
- sentence
al-KEN ka-RA la-be-ER be-ER la-KHAI ro-I hin-NE vein-ka-DESH u-VEIN ba-RED
Exegesis
The verb qara {קָרָ֣א | qā-rāʾ} introduces a naming formula whose object la-be’er {לַבְּאֵ֔ר | la-bə-ʾēr} ‘to the well’ receives the proper name Beer-lahai-roi.
In context — Genesis 16:14
For that reason the well was called Beer-lahai-roi ; it is located between Kadesh and Bered.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 16:14, so the Hebrew word קָרָ֣א (kara) 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.16.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.14.W2.S1) and character.