Jeremiah 19:2:9Jer.19.2.W9TAB
וְקָרָ֣אתָ
vekarata
“and you shall proclaim”
- Transliteration
- ve-ka-RA-ta
- Extended
- veh-kah-RAA-tah
- IPA
- /wəqaːˈraːtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall proclaim
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ka-RA-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ka-RA-ta SHAM
- clause
ve-ka-RA-ta SHAM et-ha-de-va-RIM a-sher-a-dab-BER e-LE-kha
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA-ta el-GE ven-hi-NOM a-SHER PE-takh SHA-ar ha-kha-re-SOT ha-khar-SIT ve-ka-RA-ta SHAM et-ha-de-va-RIM a-sher-a-dab-BER e-LE-kha
Exegesis
The following Qal perfect form ve-qara'ta {וְקָרָ֣אתָ | wə-qā-rā-ṯā} ‘and you shall proclaim’ resumes the directive action, with the direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marking ha-devarim {הַדְּבָרִים | ha-də-bā-rîm} ‘the words’.
In context — Jeremiah 19:2
And you shall go out to the Valley of Ben-Hinnom at the entrance of the Potsherd Gate , and you shall proclaim there the words that I will speak to you.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 19:2, so the Hebrew word וְקָרָ֣אתָ (vekarata) 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.19.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.2.W9.S1) and character.