Proverbs 7:10:3Prov.7.10.W3TAB
לִקְרָאת֑וֹ
likrato
“to meet him”
- Transliteration
- li-kra-TO
- Extended
- lih-krah-TOH
- IPA
- /liq.raːˈʔtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to meet him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-kra-TO
- clause
ve-hi-NE i-SHA li-kra-TO
- sentence
ve-hi-NE i-SHA li-kra-TO SHIT zo-NA u-ne-tsu-RAT LEV
Exegesis
The noun ishah {אִשָּׁה | ʾiššāh} ‘woman’ links to the infinitive construct likrato {לִקְרָאתוֹ | li-qə-rā-ṯō} to indicate intent “to meet him.”
In context — Proverbs 7:10
And behold, a woman came to meet him, wearing the attire of a prostitute and crafty at heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 7:10, so the Hebrew word לִקְרָאת֑וֹ (likrato) 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.7.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.10.W3.S1) and character.