Job 13:22:1Job.13.22.W1TAB
וּ֭קְרָא
ukera
“and call”
- Transliteration
- u-ke-RA
- Extended
- oo-keh-RAA
- IPA
- /uːqəˈrɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and call
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ke-RA
- clause
u-ke-RA ve-a-no-KHI e-e-NE
- sentence
u-ke-RA ve-a-no-KHI e-e-NE o-a-dab-BER va-ha-shi-VE-ni
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperative u-qra {וּ֭קְרָא | û-qərāʾ} ‘and call,’ issuing a summons.
Root and etymology
consonantsqof–resh–aleph
“to call, proclaim”
In context — Job 13:22
Call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and You answer me.
About this coordinate
Job 13:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:22, so the Hebrew word וּ֭קְרָא (ukera) 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 Job.13.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.22.W1.S1) and character.