Proverbs 25:20:4Prov.25.20.W4TAB
קָ֭רָה
kara
“cold”
- Transliteration
- ka-RA
- Extended
- kaa-RAA
- IPA
- /qaˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-RA
- clause
ma-a-DE BE-ged be-YOM ka-RA KHO-mets al-NA-ter
- sentence
ma-a-DE BE-ged be-YOM ka-RA KHO-mets al-NA-ter ve-SHAR ba-shi-RIM AL LEV-RA
Exegesis
It is followed by the noun beged {בֶּ֨גֶד | beˈged} ‘garment’ and the temporal phrase beyom karah {בְּיוֹם קָ֭רָה | bəˈyom qāˈrā} ‘on a cold day’, presenting a vivid image of deprivation.
In context — Proverbs 25:20
Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on natron , so is the one who sings songs to a troubled heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 25:20, so the Hebrew word קָ֭רָה (kara) 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.25.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.20.W4.S1) and character.