Numbers 16:21:7Num.16.21.W7TAB
כְּרָגַע׃
keraga
“in a moment”
- Transliteration
- ke-ra-GA
- Extended
- keh-raa-GAH
- IPA
- /kəraˈɡaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a moment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-ra-GA
- sentence
hi-bad-LOO mi-TOHKH ha-ey-DAH ha-ZOT va-a-kha-LEH o-TAM ke-ra-GA
Exegesis
The closing term kerāgaʿ {כְּרָֽגַע | kerāgaʿ} ‘as a moment’ uses a temporal simile to stress suddenness and totality. The juxtaposition of imperative and instant judgment underscores the seriousness and rapid execution of divine justice.
Root and etymology
r-g-ʿResh-Gimel-Ayin
“instant”
In context — Numbers 16:21
Separate yourselves from among this assembly, and I will consume them in an instant .
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 16:21, so the Hebrew word כְּרָגַע׃ (keraga) 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.16.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.21.W7.S1) and character.