1 Chronicles 16:32:11 Chr.16.32.W1TAB
יִרְעַ֤ם
yiram
“let it roar”
- Transliteration
- yir-AM
- Extended
- yir-AHM
- IPA
- /jirˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- let it roar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-AM
- phraseyour reading level
yir-AM ha-YAM
- sentence
yir-AM ha-YAM u-me-lo-O ya-a-LOTS ha-sa-DE ve-KHOL-a-sher-BO
Exegesis
The verse uses two parallel jussive‐imperfect verbs (yiram {יִרְעַם | yĭr̂ăʿam} ‘let it roar’ and yaalots {יַעֲלֹץ | yaʿălōṣ} ‘let it exult’) to summon cosmic celebration.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-mresh–ayin–mem
“to roar, thunder”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:32
Let the sea roar , and its fullness; let the field exult , and all that is in it.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:32, so the Hebrew word יִרְעַ֤ם (yiram) 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.16.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.32.W1.S1) and character.