Job 17:14:2Job.17.14.W2TAB
קָ֭רָאתִי
karati
“I called”
- Transliteration
- ka-RA-ti
- Extended
- kaa-RAA-tih
- IPA
- /qaˈraː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I called
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-RA-ti
- clause
la-SHA-khat ka-RA-ti a-VI a-TA
- sentence
la-SHA-khat ka-RA-ti a-VI a-TA i-MI va-a-KHO-ti la-ri-MA
Exegesis
Qārāʾtî {קָ֭רָאתִי | qārāʾtî} ‘I called’ introduces direct speech personifying death as kin.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–resh–aleph
“to call, proclaim”
In context — Job 17:14
To the pit I have called, “You are my father”; and to the worm , “You are my mother and my sister.”
About this coordinate
Job 17:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 17:14, so the Hebrew word קָ֭רָאתִי (karati) 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.17.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.14.W2.S1) and character.