Numbers 24:9:3Num.24.9.W3TAB
כַּאֲרִ֛י
kaari
“like a lion”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-RI
- Extended
- ka-ah-REE
- IPA
- /ka.ʔaˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a lion
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| 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
ka-a-RI
- phraseyour reading level
ka-RA sha-KHAV ka-a-RI
- clause
ka-RA sha-KHAV ka-a-RI u-khe-la-VI MI ye-ki-ME-nu
- sentence
ka-RA sha-KHAV ka-a-RI u-khe-la-VI MI ye-ki-ME-nu me-va-ra-KHE-kha ba-RUKH ve-or-re-RE-kha a-RUR
Exegesis
This is followed by the similes ka’ari {כַּאֲרִי | ka-’ă-rî} ‘like a lion’ and u-khelavi {וּכְלָבִיא | wə-ḵă-lā-vî-ʾ} ‘and like a lioness’, which amplify the image of invincibility.
Root and etymology
ארי’-R-Y
“lion”
In context — Numbers 24:9
He crouched and lay down like a lion, and like a lioness—who will rouse him? Those who bless you are blessed , and those who curse you are cursed .
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 24:9, so the Hebrew word כַּאֲרִ֛י (kaari) 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.24.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.9.W3.S1) and character.