Jeremiah 15:16:11Jer.15.16.W11TAB

כִּֽי־נִקְרָ֤א

kinikra

“for was called”

Transliteration: ki-nik-RA
Extended: kih-nik-RAA
IPA: /kiːniqˈraː/

Meaning by language

English: for was called

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

כִּֽי + נִקְ + רָ֤א

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ki + nik + ra

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kinikra

Alphabet Analysis

	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Nun	n as in new
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Qof	q — deep k, uvular
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
ki-nik-RA
phraseyour reading level
ki-nik-RA shim-KHA
clause
ki-nik-RA shim-KHA a-LAI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI tse-va-OT
sentence
nim-tse-U de-va-RE-kha va-okh-LEM va-ye-HI de-va-re-KHA de-var-KHA LI le-sa-SON u-le-sim-KHAT le-va-VI ki-nik-RA shim-KHA a-LAI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI tse-va-OT

Exegesis

The causal clause introduced by ki-nikra {כִּֽי־נִקְרָ֤א | kî-nik-rā} provides reason, leading to shimkha alai {שִׁמְךָ֙ עָלַ֔י | šim-ḵā ’ā-lay}, which marks divine commissioning.

In context — Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your word became for me a joy and gladness of my heart ; for your name was called upon me, O LORD God of hosts .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 15:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 15:16, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־נִקְרָ֤א (kinikra) 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 Jer.15.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.16.W11.S1) and character.

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