Proverbs 9:18:6Prov.9.18.W6TAB
קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃
kerueha
“her invited ones or her guests”
- Transliteration
- ke-ru-E-ha
- Extended
- keh-ruh-EH-haah
- IPA
- /qəruˈʔeː.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- her invited ones or her guests
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ke-ru-E-ha
- phraseyour reading level
she-OL ke-ru-E-ha
- clause
be-im-KE she-OL ke-ru-E-ha
- sentence
ve-LO-YA-dah ki-re-fa-IM SHAM be-im-KE she-OL ke-ru-E-ha
Exegesis
Finally, the participle qerueha {קְרֻאֶֽיהָ | qər·ū·ʾê·hā} ‘those called by her’ appears in apposition, reinforcing the warning by specifying the invited participants awaiting in Sheol.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“to call, proclaim”
In context — Proverbs 9:18
Yet he does not know that the departed spirits are present, and that her guests dwell in the depths of Sheol .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 9:18, so the Hebrew word קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ (kerueha) 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.9.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.18.W6.S1) and character.