Jeremiah 20:8:6Jer.20.8.W6TAB

אֶקְרָ֑א

ekraa

“I call out”

Transliteration: e-kra-A
Extended: ehk-rah-AA
IPA: /ʔɛq.rɔːˈʔaː/

Meaning by language

English: I call out

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

אֶ + קְ + רָ֑א

↓

e + kra + a

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ekraa

Alphabet Analysis

	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Qof	q — deep k, uvular
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

word
e-kra-A
clause
KI-mid-DE a-da-BER e-ze-AK kha-MAS va-SHOD e-kra-A
sentence
KI-mid-DE a-da-BER e-ze-AK kha-MAS va-SHOD e-kra-A KI-ha-YA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH LI le-kher-PA u-le-KE-les KAL-ha-YOM

Exegesis

The verbs ezʿaq {אֶזְעָק | ʾez-ʿāq} ‘I cry out’ and ekra {אֶקְרָא | ʾe-qrāʾ} ‘I proclaim’ form a verb chain that intensifies Jeremiah’s denunciation.

In context — Jeremiah 20:8

For whenever I speak, I cry out; I call, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the LORD has become for me reproach and derision all the day.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 20:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 20:8, so the Hebrew word אֶקְרָ֑א (ekraa) 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.20.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.8.W6.S1) and character.

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