הַקּוֹרֵ֑א (haq·qō·w·rê) in Isaiah 6:4: Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
הַקּוֹרֵ֑א (haq·qō·w·rê) in Isaiah 6:4
Source Word
The BSB+ row for Isaiah 6:4 links the English rendering "of their voices" with הַקּוֹרֵ֑א, Strong's H7121, and the parsing label Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
The form keeps the sound in Isaiah 6:4 connected to calling, so the shaking thresholds are not an abstract effect but part of the living throne-room scene.
How To Communicate It
In explanation, this form can help readers see that Isaiah is describing a voice or caller relation within the sound that shakes the thresholds.
What Not To Say
- Grammar should serve context, not override it.
- Do not make the participle label carry more than the verse gives it.
- Do not use the Qal stem label by itself to settle a theological claim.
- Do not treat this occurrence as a complete word study for the whole Hebrew lemma.
- Do not assume the participle proves continuous duration apart from the scene.
What Does The Label Mean?
Hebrew-verb
Verb
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Article
Qal
Participle
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The participle presents the action or description in a sustained way, while the verse decides how that description functions.
This form carries the BSB rendering "of their voices" within Isaiah 6:4. Isaiah 6 shows the prophet before the holy Lord, receiving cleansing and a commission in the presence of divine glory.
What The Form Does In This Verse
The voice/calling expression that completes the sound phrase in Isaiah 6:4
The article attached to a Qal participle functioning within the larger phrase connected to the shaking thresholds
It identifies the calling or voice element in the scene, giving the sound phrase a personal or vocal source within the vision.
It does not by itself identify every speaker in the scene or prove a doctrine of heavenly worship apart from the whole passage.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The participial form contributes the calling/voice relation in the throne-room scene where the thresholds shake.
Articular Qal participle within the sound phrase. describes the calling or vocal element associated with the sound. Attached to the preceding sound/voice relation in Isaiah 6:4. Governed by the phrase-level relationship between the sound and the shaking thresholds. The participle should be read as part of the phrase, not as an independent finite verb.
What kind of sound is in view? A calling or voice-related sound within the throne-room vision.
Direct: The participle directly supports rendering the phrase with voice/calling language rather than a bare abstract sound.
A Hebrew participle can function descriptively or substantively; Isaiah 6:4 ties this one to the sound phrase. The article helps mark the participial expression, but the phrase decides how it should be expressed in English. Qal identifies the stem here; it does not by itself prove the theological force of the scene.
Participle proves continuous action: The participle presents the calling relation, but duration and emphasis come from the scene and phrase. Qal means simple and therefore unimportant: Qal names the stem; it does not measure theological weight or interpretive importance. article plus participle creates a separate doctrine: The articular participle contributes to the phrase; Isaiah 6 supplies the theological claim.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The BSB+ row for Isaiah 6:4 links the English rendering "of their voices" with הַקּוֹרֵ֑א, Strong's H7121, and the parsing label Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms.
H7121 is represented here by the lemma קָרָא. In this occurrence, the public guide is limited to the BSB rendering "of their voices" rather than every possible gloss of the entry.
The article and Qal participle form an articular participial expression. In Isaiah 6:4 it is connected to the preceding sound phrase, so the participle contributes the calling or voice relation rather than a separate main action.
Isaiah 6 shows the prophet before the holy Lord, receiving cleansing and a commission in the presence of divine glory.
The form fits Scripture's witness to holiness, cleansing, and commissioned speech before the Lord.
When teaching Isaiah 6:4, use this form to show that the verse ties the trembling thresholds to a vocal act in the vision. The participle describes the calling relation in the phrase.
Do not derive a full word study, a doctrine of worship, or a claim about continuous action from Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms alone. The participle serves the sound phrase in this occurrence.