Proverbs 18:6:7Prov.18.6.W7TAB
יִקְרָֽא׃
yikra
“calls”
- Transliteration
- yik-RA
- Extended
- yihk-RAA
- IPA
- /jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- calls
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 | |
| 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
yik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
le-ma-ha-lu-MOT yik-RA
- clause
u-FIV le-ma-ha-lu-MOT yik-RA
- sentence
sif-TE khe-SIL ya-VO-u ve-RIV u-FIV le-ma-ha-lu-MOT yik-RA
Exegesis
The second clause begins with ū-pîw {וּ֝פִיו | ū-pîw} ‘and his mouth’, followed by the purpose clause lə-mahallummōt {לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת | lə-mahallummōt} ‘for blows’, forming an asyndetic result relationship that yiqrā’ {יִקְרָֽא | yiqrā’} ‘calls’. This parallelism emphasizes how the fool’s speech provokes both dispute and punishment.
In context — Proverbs 18:6
The lips of a fool enter into strife , and his mouth calls for blows .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 18:6, so the Hebrew word יִקְרָֽא׃ (yikra) 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.18.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.6.W7.S1) and character.