Psalm 22:16:7Ps.22.16.W7TABWLC Psalms 22:17
כָּֽאֲרִ֗י
kaari
“like a lion”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-RI
- Extended
- kaa-ah-REE
- IPA
- /kaːʔăˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a lion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-a-RI
- phraseyour reading level
hi-kif-VU-ni ka-a-RI
- sentence
KI se-va-VU-ni ke-la-VIM a-DAT me-re-IM hi-kif-VU-ni ka-a-RI ya-DAI ve-rag-LAI
Exegesis
The similes kelabbim {כְּלַבִּים | kə-lab-bîm} and kaari {כָּאֲרִי | ka-ʾa-rî} heighten the imagery of contempt and threat.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-yaleph–resh–yod
“lion”
In context — Psalm 22:16
For they have surrounded me like dogs ; a company of evildoers has encircled me; like a lion they are at my hands and my feet.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 22:16, so the Hebrew word כָּֽאֲרִ֗י (kaari) 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.22.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.16.W7.S1) and character.