Proverbs 2:22:3Prov.2.22.W3TAB
יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ
yikaretu
“they will be cut off”
- Transliteration
- yi-ka-RE-tu
- Extended
- yih-kah-REE-too
- IPA
- /jik.kaːˈreː.tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will be cut off
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-ka-RE-tu
- clause
u-re-sha-IM me-E-rets yi-ka-RE-tu
- sentence
u-re-sha-IM me-E-rets yi-ka-RE-tu u-vog-de-IM yi-se-KHU mi-me-NA
Exegesis
The Nifal imperfect yikkāreṯû {יִכָּרֵתוּ | yiqqārēṯû} ‘shall be cut off’ parallels the Piel imperfect yisseḥû {יִסְּחוּ | yisseḥû} ‘shall be uprooted,’ emphasizing irreversible removal.
Root and etymology
כ־ר־ת
“to cut off, sever”
In context — Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn out of it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 2:22, so the Hebrew word יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ (yikaretu) 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.2.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.22.W3.S1) and character.