Leviticus 23:2:10Lev.23.2.W10TAB
מִקְרָאֵ֣י
mikraei
“convocations of”
- Transliteration
- mik-ra-EI
- Extended
- mihk-rah-EE
- IPA
- /miqraˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- convocations of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mik-ra-EI
- phraseyour reading level
mik-ra-EI KO-desh
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh E-le HEM mo-e-DAAI
Exegesis
The relative clause asher tikre'u ʾôtām mikra'ei kodesh {אֲשֶׁר־תִּקְרְא֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם מִקְרָאֵ֣י קֹ֑דֶשׁ | ʾă-šer tik-kər-ē-ʾû ʾô-tām mik-kə-rāʾ-êy qō-ḏēš} mandates that Israel call them “holy convocations.”
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof-resh-aleph
“to call, proclaim”
In context — Leviticus 23:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “The appointed times of the LORD , which you shall proclaim as holy convocations , are My appointed times.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 23:2, so the Hebrew word מִקְרָאֵ֣י (mikraei) 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 Lev.23.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.2.W10.S1) and character.