Proverbs 8:4:3Prov.8.4.W3TAB
אֶקְרָ֑א
ekəra
“I call”
- Transliteration
- e-kə-RA
- Extended
- eh-keh-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I call
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
e-kə-RA
- clause
a-LE-khem i-SHIM e-kə-RA
- sentence
a-LE-khem i-SHIM e-kə-RA ve-ko-LI el-be-NE A-dam
Exegesis
The verb ekra {אֶקְרָ֑א | ʾē-qrāʾ} ‘I call’ in the Qal imperfect underscores an ongoing summons.
In context — Proverbs 8:4
To you, O men , I call, and my voice is to the sons of Adam .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 8:4, so the Hebrew word אֶקְרָ֑א (ekəra) 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.8.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.4.W3.S1) and character.