Genesis 17:5:1Gen.17.5.W1TAB
וְלֹא־יִקָּרֵ֥א
veloyikkare
“shall not be called”
- Transliteration
- ve-lo-yik-ka-RE
- Extended
- veh-loh-yihk-kah-REH
- IPA
- /wə.loː.jiq.qaː.ˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall not be called
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lo-yik-ka-RE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lo-yik-ka-RE OD
- clause
ve-lo-yik-ka-RE OD et-shim-KHA av-RAM
- sentence
ve-lo-yik-ka-RE OD et-shim-KHA av-RAM ve-ha-YA shim-KHA av-ra-HAM KI av-ha-MON go-YIM ne-tat-TI-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negated Niphal imperfect velo-yikkare {וְלֹא־יִקָּרֵ֥א | wə-lō yiqqārēʾ} ‘and it will not be called,’ which prohibits the continued use of Abram.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“call, name”
In context — Genesis 17:5
Your name will no longer be Abram; instead, your name will be Abraham, because I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 17:5, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־יִקָּרֵ֥א (veloyikkare) 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.17.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.5.W1.S1) and character.