1 Chronicles 13:12:11 Chr.13.12.W1TAB
וַיִּירָ֤א
vayira
“and he was afraid”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-RA
- Extended
- vah-yee-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiˈrɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he was afraid
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yi-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-RA da-VID
- clause
va-yi-RA da-VID ET-ha-e-lo-HIM ba-YOM ha-HU le-MOR
- sentence
va-yi-RA da-VID ET-ha-e-lo-HIM ba-YOM ha-HU le-MOR HEKH a-VI e-LAI ET a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vav-prefixed verb vayyira {וַיִּירָא | vay-yirā’} indicating a successive narrative action and establishing David’s emotional response.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, stand in awe”
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:12
And on that day David feared God , and he said, “How shall I bring the ark of God to me?”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 13:12, so the Hebrew word וַיִּירָ֤א (vayira) 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 1 Chr.13.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.12.W1.S1) and character.