Proverbs 2:3:4Prov.2.3.W4TAB
תִקְרָ֑א
tikra
“you call”
- Transliteration
- tik-RA
- Extended
- tihk-RAA
- IPA
- /θiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you call
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
- clause
KI IM la-vi-NA tik-RA
- sentence
KI IM la-vi-NA tik-RA lat-te-vu-NA tit-TEN KO-le-kha
Exegesis
The parallel verbs tiqra {תִקְרָא | tiqrāʾ} ‘you call’ and titten {תִּתֵּן | tīttēn} ‘you give’ frame the petition and its vocal offering.
In context — Proverbs 2:3
For if you call for understanding and lift up your voice for discernment ,
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 2:3, so the Hebrew word תִקְרָ֑א (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.2.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.3.W4.S1) and character.