Jonah 3:2:8Jonah.3.2.W8TAB
אֶת־הַקְּרִיאָ֔ה
ethakeria
“the proclamation”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ke-ri-A
- Extended
- eht-hah-keh-rih-EE-ah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haq.qəriːˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the proclamation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ke-ri-A
- clause
u-ik-RA e-LE-ha et-ha-ke-ri-A a-SHER a-no-KHI do-VER e-LE-kha
- sentence
KUM LEKH el-ni-n-VE ha-IR ha-ge-do-LA u-ik-RA e-LE-ha et-ha-ke-ri-A a-SHER a-no-KHI do-VER e-LE-kha
Exegesis
Its direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} precedes ha-qeriʾah {הַקְּרִיאָה | haqqə‧riʾāh} ‘the proclamation’.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqōp–resh–aleph
“proclamation”
In context — Jonah 3:2
Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and call to her the proclamation that I am speaking to you.
About this coordinate
Jonah 3:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jonah 3:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַקְּרִיאָ֔ה (ethakeria) 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 Jonah.3.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.3.2.W8.S1) and character.