Genesis 19:20:4Gen.19.20.W4TAB
קְרֹבָ֛ה
kerova
“near”
- Transliteration
- ke-ro-VA
- Extended
- keh-roh-VAA
- IPA
- /qə.roː.ˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- near
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Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-ro-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-IR ha-ZOT ke-ro-VA
- clause
hin-neh-NA ha-IR ha-ZOT ke-ro-VA la-NUS SHAM-ma ve-HI mi-tse-AR
- sentence
hin-neh-NA ha-IR ha-ZOT ke-ro-VA la-NUS SHAM-ma ve-HI mi-tse-AR im-mal-TA NA SHAM-ma ha-LO mi-tse-AR HI u-te-KHI naf-SHI
Exegesis
The noun phrase ha’ir hazot functions as the subject, followed by the predicate adjective krovah {קְרֹבָה | qə-rō-ḇāh} ‘near’ and the infinitive phrase lanus shamah (to flee there), forming a clause of suitability. The clause vehi mitsar emphasizes the city’s smallness. The cohortative verb immaltah expresses strong personal desire.
In context — Genesis 19:20
See now, this city lies close for flight, and it is small. Please let me escape there—surely it is but a small place?—so that my soul may live.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 19:20, so the Hebrew word קְרֹבָ֛ה (kerova) 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.19.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.20.W4.S1) and character.