Numbers 14:6:7Num.14.6.W7TAB
קָרְע֖וּ
karu
“they tore”
- Transliteration
- kar-U
- Extended
- kar-EH-OO
- IPA
- /qarˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they tore
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kar-U
- clause
kar-U big-DEI-hem
- sentence
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH min-ha-ta-RIM et-ha-A-retz kar-U big-DEI-hem
Exegesis
The verb qārə‘û {קָרְעוּ | qārə‘û} ‘they tore’ in Qal perfect indicates a completed, expressive action of grief.
In context — Numbers 14:6
And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the explorers of the land, tore their garments .
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 14:6, so the Hebrew word קָרְע֖וּ (karu) 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 Num.14.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.6.W7.S1) and character.