Genesis 19:29:5Gen.19.29.W5TAB
הַכִּכָּ֔ר
hakikkar
“the plain”
- Transliteration
- ha-kik-KAR
- Extended
- hah-kihk-KAAR
- IPA
- /ha.kikˈkaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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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Word in context
- word
ha-kik-KAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-a-REI ha-kik-KAR
- clause
va-ye-HI be-sha-KHET e-lo-HIM et-a-REI ha-kik-KAR va-yiz-KOR e-lo-HIM et-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-sha-KHET e-lo-HIM et-a-REI ha-kik-KAR va-yiz-KOR e-lo-HIM et-av-ra-HAM va-ye-shal-LAKH et-LOT mit-TOKH ha-ha-fe-KHA ba-ha-FOKH et-he-a-RIM a-sher-ya-SHAV ba-HEN LOT
Exegesis
The construct chain arei hakkikar {עָרֵי הַכִּכָּר | ʿā-rê hak-kik-kār} ‘cities of the plain’ sets the scene of divine judgment.
Root and etymology
RootKaf–Kaf–Resh
“to be round, circle”
In context — Genesis 19:29
It happened that when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham and sent Lot out from the midst of the overthrow of the cities in which Lot had dwelt.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 19:29, so the Hebrew word הַכִּכָּ֔ר (hakikkar) 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.19.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.29.W5.S1) and character.