1 Samuel 15:24:91 Sam.15.24.W9TAB
יָרֵ֙אתִי֙
yareti
“I was afraid”
- Transliteration
- ya-RE-ti
- Extended
- yaa-REH-tee
- IPA
- /jaːˈreːtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was afraid
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-RE-ti
- phraseyour reading level
KI ya-RE-ti
- clause
KI ya-RE-ti et-ha-AM va-esh-MA be-ko-LAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL kha-ta-TI ki-a-var-TI et-pi-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-de-va-RE-kha KI ya-RE-ti et-ha-AM va-esh-MA be-ko-LAM
Exegesis
A second ki {כִּי | kî} introduces motive in yareti {יָרֵאתִי | yā-rê-ʼî} ‘I was afraid’ with ha’am {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} as object, and the vav-consecutive va-eshma {וָאֶשְׁמַע | wā-ʼeš-maʿ} ‘and I listened’ with bekolam {בְּקוֹלָם | bə-qō-lām} ‘to their voice’. The sequence of vav-consecutives and construct chains underscores the tension between divine mandate and popular pressure.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:24
And Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the command of the LORD and your words , because I was afraid of the people and I listened to their voice.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 15:24, so the Hebrew word יָרֵ֙אתִי֙ (yareti) 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 Sam.15.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.24.W9.S1) and character.