Job 14:15:1Job.14.15.W1TAB
תִּ֭קְרָא
tikra
“you will call”
- Transliteration
- tik-RA
- Extended
- tihk-RAA
- IPA
- /tiqˈrɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will call
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
tik-RA
- clause
tik-RA ve-a-NO-khi e-e-NE-kha
- sentence
tik-RA ve-a-NO-khi e-e-NE-kha le-ma-a-SE ya-DE-kha tikh-SOF
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Qal imperfect tiqra {תִּ֭קְרָא | ṭiqrāʾ} ‘you call,’ establishing a conditional protasis.
Root and etymology
“to call aloud”
In context — Job 14:15
You shall call, and I will answer you; you shall long for the work of your hands.
About this coordinate
Job 14:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 14:15, so the Hebrew word תִּ֭קְרָא (tikra) 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.14.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.15.W1.S1) and character.