Proverbs 8:1:2Prov.8.1.W2TAB
תִקְרָ֑א
tikra
“calls”
- Transliteration
- tik-RA
- Extended
- tihk-RAA
- IPA
- /tiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- calls
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
tik-RA
- clause
ha-LO-a-KHOKH-ma tik-RA
- sentence
ha-LO-a-KHOKH-ma tik-RA u-te-vu-NA ti-TEN ko-LA
Exegesis
The first clause’s subject is the personified noun chokhmah {חָכְמָה | chak-hā-māh} ‘wisdom’ followed by the verb tikra {תִקְרָא | tik-rā’} ‘calls.’
In context — Proverbs 8:1
Does not wisdom call out, and understanding give forth her voice?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:1, so the Hebrew word תִקְרָ֑א (tikra) 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.8.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.1.W2.S1) and character.