Jeremiah 22:14:7Jer.22.14.W7TAB
וְקָ֤רַֽע
vekara
“and he cuts out”
- Transliteration
- ve-ka-RA
- Extended
- veh-kaa-RAA
- IPA
- /vəqaːˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he cuts out
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ka-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ka-RA LO
- clause
ve-ka-RA LO kha-lo-NAY ve-sa-FUN ba-A-rez u-ma-SHO-akh ba-sha-SHAR
- sentence
ha-o-MER e-ve-NE-LI BET mi-DOT va-a-li-YOT me-ru-va-KHIM ve-ka-RA LO kha-lo-NAY ve-sa-FUN ba-A-rez u-ma-SHO-akh ba-sha-SHAR
Exegesis
The coordinated sequence vekara lo chalonnai {וְקָ֤רַע לוֹ חַלּוֹנָ֔י | və-qā-ra‛ lō ḥallō-nāy}, vesafun baerez {וְסָפוּן בָּאָ֔רֶז | və-sā-pûn bā-’ā-reṣ}, and umashoach bashashar {וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר | ū-mā-šō-aḥ bā-šā-šar} portrays progressive luxury enhancements. The English rendition preserves the Hebrew order and uses parallel verb phrases to maintain the cumulative effect of opulence.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʿqof–resh–ayin
“to cut, carve”
In context — Jeremiah 22:14
The one who says, “I will build myself a house of great dimensions and spacious upper rooms, and he cuts out windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 22:14, so the Hebrew word וְקָ֤רַֽע (vekara) 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.22.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.14.W7.S1) and character.