Zechariah 14:3:9Zech.14.3.W9TAB
קְרָֽב׃
kerav
“battle”
- Transliteration
- ke-RAV
- Extended
- keh-RAAV
- IPA
- /qəˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- battle
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ke-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
be-YOM ke-RAV
- clause
ke-YOM hil-la-kha-MU be-YOM ke-RAV
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA ye-ho-VAH ve-nil-KHAM ba-go-YIM ha-HEM ke-YOM hil-la-kha-MU be-YOM ke-RAV
Exegesis
The simile keyom hillachamo beyom krav {כְּיוֹם הִלָּחֲמוֹ בְּיוֹם קְרָב | kə-yôm hil-lā-ḥă-mô bə-yôm qerāḇ} employs a Niphal infinitive construct with pronominal suffix to recall past divine victories, preserving Hebrew aspect and simile in English.
Root and etymology
Rootqof resh bet
“battle”
In context — Zechariah 14:3
Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Zechariah 14:3, so the Hebrew word קְרָֽב׃ (kerav) 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 Zech.14.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.3.W9.S1) and character.