Proverbs 3:15:1Prov.3.15.W1TAB
יְקָ֣רָה
yekara
“precious”
- Transliteration
- ye-ka-RA
- Extended
- yeh-kaa-RAA
- IPA
- /jəqaˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- precious
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ye-ka-RA
- clause
ye-ka-RA HI mi-fa-NA-yim mi-pe-ni-NIM
- sentence
ye-ka-RA HI mi-fa-NA-yim mi-pe-ni-NIM ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSE-kha LO yi-she-VU-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with a predicate nominal where the adjective yekarah {יְקָרָה | yə-qā-rāh} ‘precious’ functions as subject complement to the pronoun hî {הִיא | hīʼ} ‘she’.
Root and etymology
q-r-hqof–resh–heh
“to be precious”
In context — Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than pearls , and all your desires cannot equal her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 3:15, so the Hebrew word יְקָ֣רָה (yekara) 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.3.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.15.W1.S1) and character.