Psalm 17:12:2Ps.17.12.W2TAB
כְּ֭אַרְיֵה
kearye
“is like a lion”
- Transliteration
- ke-ar-YE
- Extended
- keh-ar-YEH
- IPA
- /kəʔarˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is like a lion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-ar-YE
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ar-YE yikh-SOF lit-ROF
- clause
dim-YO-no ke-ar-YE yikh-SOF lit-ROF
- sentence
dim-YO-no ke-ar-YE yikh-SOF lit-ROF ve-khikh-FIR yo-SHEV be-mis-TAR-im
Exegesis
The prepositional expression kearyeh {כְּאַרְיֵה | kə-ʾar-yēh} ‘like a lion’ precedes the imperfect yikhsof {יִכְסֹף | yik-sōp̄} ‘he longs’ plus the infinitive litrof {לִטְרֹף | lī-ṭrōp̄} ‘to tear,’ conveying forceful desire.
Root and etymology
’-r-yaleph–resh–yod
“lion”
In context — Psalm 17:12
His likeness is like a lion that longs to tear, and like a young lion dwelling in hiding places .
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 17:12, so the Hebrew word כְּ֭אַרְיֵה (kearye) 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 Ps.17.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.12.W2.S1) and character.