Proverbs 9:15:1Prov.9.15.W1TAB
לִקְרֹ֥א
likro
“to call”
- Transliteration
- lik-RO
- Extended
- lihq-ROH
- IPA
- /liqˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to call
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lik-RO
- clause
lik-RO le-ov-REI-DA-rekh
- sentence
lik-RO le-ov-REI-DA-rekh ha-mye-shRIM or-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The verse features an infinitive construct liqro {לִקְרֹא | liqrô} ‘to call’ marking purpose.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“to call, proclaim”
In context — Proverbs 9:15
She calls out to passers-by , to those who make their paths level .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 9:15, so the Hebrew word לִקְרֹ֥א (likro) 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.9.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.15.W1.S1) and character.