Proverbs 16:21:2Prov.16.21.W2TAB
יִקָּרֵ֣א
yikkare
“he will be called”
- Transliteration
- yik-ka-RE
- Extended
- yihk-kah-REE
- IPA
- /jiq.qɑːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will be called
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yik-ka-RE
- clause
la-kha-KHAM-LEV yik-ka-RE na-VON
- sentence
la-kha-KHAM-LEV yik-ka-RE na-VON u-ME-tek se-fa-TA-yim yo-SIF LE-kakh
Exegesis
The verb yikkārē {יִקָּרֵא | yikkārē} ‘is called’ links to the predicate nāvōn {נָבוֹן | nāvōn} ‘discerning.’
In context — Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart will be called discerning , and the sweetness of lips increases learning .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:21, so the Hebrew word יִקָּרֵ֣א (yikkare) 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.16.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.21.W2.S1) and character.