Genesis 1:5:6Gen.1.5.W6PAT
קָ֣רָא
kara
“He called”
- Transliteration
- ka-RA
- Extended
- kah-RAA
- IPA
- /qa.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- He called
- French
- il appela
- Spanish
- llamó
- Portuguese
- chamou
- German
- er nannte
- Russian
- назвал
- Arabic-Simplified
- سَمَّى
- Hindi
- नाम दिया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 称作
- Korean
- 이름 지으셨다
- Indonesian
- menyebut
- Bengali
- নাম দিলেন
- Tagalog
- tinawag
- Swahili
- aliita
- Amharic
- ሰየመ
- Yoruba
- ó pè
- Igbo
- ọ kpọrọ
- Twi
- ɔtoo din
- Ewe
- e yɔ
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ka-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ka-RA LAI-la
- clause
va-yik-RA e-lo-HIM la-OR YOM ve-la-KHO-shekh ka-RA LAI-la
- sentence
va-yik-RA e-lo-HIM la-OR YOM ve-la-KHO-shekh ka-RA LAI-la va-ye-hi-E-rev va-ye-hi-VO-ker YOM e-KHAD
In context — Genesis 1:5
God {And He} called the light day and the darkness He called night {And} there was evening and there was morning one day
About this coordinate
Genesis 1:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 1:5, so the Hebrew word קָ֣רָא (kara) 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 Gen.1.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.1.5.W6.S1) and character.