Numbers 16:45:7Num.16.45.W7TABWLC Numbers 17:10
כְּרָגַ֑ע
keraga
“in an instant”
- Transliteration
- ke-ra-GA
- Extended
- keh-ra-GA
- IPA
- /kəraˈɡaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in an instant
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
- clause
he-RO-mu mi-TOkh ha-e-DA ha-ZOT va-a-kha-LE o-TAM ke-ra-GA
- sentence
he-RO-mu mi-TOkh ha-e-DA ha-ZOT va-a-kha-LE o-TAM ke-ra-GA va-yip-LU al-pe-NE-hem
Exegesis
The phrase veakleh otam {וְאֶכְלֶה אֹתָם | wə·’ĕḵ·lê ’ō·tām} ‘and I will consume them’ coupled with keraga {כְּרָגַע | kᵊ·rā·ga‘} ‘in a moment’ employs the Qal imperfect with vav-consecutive to express immediate divine intent.
Root and etymology
r-g-ʿResh-Gimel-Ayin
“instant”
In context — Numbers 16:45
And He said to Moses and Aaron, “Separate yourselves from among this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment.” Then they fell on their faces.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:45:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 16:45, so the Hebrew word כְּרָגַ֑ע (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.16.45.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.45.W7.S1) and character.