Proverbs 24:8:5Prov.24.8.W5TAB
יִקְרָֽאוּ׃
yikreu
“they will call”
- Transliteration
- yik-re-U
- Extended
- yihk-reh-OO
- IPA
- /jiq.rəˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will call
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yik-re-U
- phraseyour reading level
BA-al-me-zim-MOT yik-re-U
- clause
LO BA-al-me-zim-MOT yik-re-U
- sentence
me-kha-SHEV le-ha-RE-a LO BA-al-me-zim-MOT yik-re-U
Exegesis
The verb yiqrāʾū {יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ | yiqrāʾū} ‘they will call’ employs an impersonal plural form “people will call,” completing the result clause. The sequence of participle, infinitive phrase, dative pronoun, construct noun, and impersonal verb establishes a cause-and-effect proverb, moving from the act of plotting to its reputational outcome, which is rendered in English with explicit subject-verb-object order for clarity.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–qof–resh
“precious, costly”
In context — Proverbs 24:8
One who plots evil will be called a master of schemes by others.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 24:8, so the Hebrew word יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ (yikreu) 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.24.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.8.W5.S1) and character.