Proverbs 27:16:5Prov.27.16.W5TAB
יִקְרָֽא׃
yikra
“calls out”
- Transliteration
- yik-RA
- Extended
- yihk-RAA
- IPA
- /jiqˈrɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- calls out
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
ye-mi-NO yik-RA
- clause
ve-SHE-men ye-mi-NO yik-RA
- sentence
tso-fe-NE-ha tsa-FAN-ru-akh ve-SHE-men ye-mi-NO yik-RA
Exegesis
The imperfect yiqrāʼ {יִקְרָא | yiqrāʼ} personifies the oil as an actor, expressing that the act is inherent and unavoidable. The construct form yəmînô marks possession, highlighting the human attempt to exert control. The English rendering preserves the comparative structure with like introducing each futile endeavor and captures the personification by rendering yiqrāʼ as calls out in formal and reveals itself in dynamic.
In context — Proverbs 27:16
Whoever restrains her is like restraining the wind, and oil in his right hand calls out .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 27:16, 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.27.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.16.W5.S1) and character.