Proverbs 1:21:3Prov.1.21.W3TAB
תִּ֫קְרָ֥א
tikra
“she calls out”
- Transliteration
- tik-RA
- Extended
- tihk-RAA
- IPA
- /tiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she calls out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
tik-RA be-fit-KHE
- sentence
be-ROSH ho-mi-YOT tik-RA be-fit-KHE she-a-RIM ba-IR a-ma-RE-ha to-MER
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect tikra {תִּקְרָא | tî-qā-ʾ} conveys habitual or ongoing proclamation.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾq-r-ʾ
“to call, proclaim”
In context — Proverbs 1:21
At the head of the noisy places she calls out; at the openings of the city gates in the city she utters her sayings .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 1:21, so the Hebrew word תִּ֫קְרָ֥א (tikra) 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 Prov.1.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.21.W3.S1) and character.