Jeremiah 25:29:18Jer.25.29.W18TAB
קֹרֵא֙
kore
“am calling”
- Transliteration
- ko-RE
- Extended
- koh-REE
- IPA
- /qoːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- am calling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ko-RE
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI ko-RE
- clause
LO ti-na-KU KI KHE-rev a-NI ko-RE al-kol-yo-she-VE ha-A-rets ne-UM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
KI hi-NE va-IR a-SHER nik-RA-she-MI a-le-HA a-no-KHI me-KHEL le-ha-RA ve-a-TEM hi-na-KE ti-na-KU LO ti-na-KU KI KHE-rev a-NI ko-RE al-kol-yo-she-VE ha-A-rets ne-UM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The metaphorical sword qôrēʾ ḥereḇ {קֹרֵא חֶרֶב} ‘call a sword’ signals execution of judgment, directed ʿal kol yōšeḇê hā-ʾāreṣ {עַל־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ} ‘against all inhabitants of the earth.’
In context — Jeremiah 25:29
For behold, in the city that is called by My name, I am beginning to bring evil ; and you, shall you by any means be acquitted? You shall not be acquitted, for I am calling the sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 25:29:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Jeremiah 25:29, so the Hebrew word קֹרֵא֙ (kore) 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.25.29.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.25.29.W18.S1) and character.