Leviticus 26:21:3Lev.26.21.W3TAB
קֶ֔רִי
keri
“contrary to”
- Transliteration
- KE-ri
- Extended
- KEH-ree
- IPA
- /ˈqɛ.ri/
Meaning by language
- English
- contrary to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-ri
- clause
veh-im-tel-KHOO ihm-MEE KE-ri veh-LO toh-VOO lish-MO-ah LI
- sentence
veh-im-tel-KHOO ihm-MEE KE-ri veh-LO toh-VOO lish-MO-ah LI veh-ya-SAF-ti ah-LEI-khem ma-KAH SHE-va keh-kha-toh-TEE-khem
Exegesis
The imperfect telekhu {תֵּלְכוּ | têl-ə-ḵû} ‘you walk’ with the prepositional suffix in immi {עִמִּי | ʿimmî} ‘with me’ and the noun qeri {קֶרִי | qerî} ‘hostility’ forms a construct emphasizing volitional rebellion.
Root and etymology
RootQof, Resh, Heh
“resistance”
In context — Leviticus 26:21
And if you walk with Me in hostility , and are not willing to listen to Me, then I will add upon you a blow seven times according to your sins.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 26:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 26:21, so the Hebrew word קֶ֔רִי (keri) 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.26.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.26.21.W3.S1) and character.