Proverbs 9:3:6Prov.9.3.W6TAB
קָֽרֶת׃
karet
“a town or city”
- Transliteration
- KA-ret
- Extended
- KAA-reht
- IPA
- /ˈqɔː.rɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a town or city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KA-ret
- phraseyour reading level
me-ro-ME KA-ret
- clause
al-GA-pe me-ro-ME KA-ret
- sentence
SHAL-kha na-a-ro-TE-ha tik-RA al-GA-pe me-ro-ME KA-ret
Exegesis
The preposition ʿal {עַל | ʿal} marks a double construct chain gappê {גַּפֵּ֗י | gappê} ‘ridges’ and me-rômê {מְרֹמֵי | me-rômê} ‘heights’, both linked to qā-reṯ {קָֽרֶת | qā-reṯ} ‘city’, creating an intensifying progression that emphasizes the lofty, public vantage from which Wisdom summons her audience.
Root and etymology
ק־ר־ת
“city, town”
In context — Proverbs 9:3
She has sent out her maidens, and she calls from the highest points of the city .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 9:3, so the Hebrew word קָֽרֶת׃ (karet) 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.9.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.3.W6.S1) and character.