1 Samuel 21:12:61 Sam.21.12.W6TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:13
וַיִּרָ֥א
vayira
“and he was afraid”
- Transliteration
- va-yir-A
- Extended
- vah-yir-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jirˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he was afraid
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| 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-yir-A
- phraseyour reading level
be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD
- clause
va-YA-sem da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD mip-pe-NE a-KHISH
- sentence
va-YA-sem da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD mip-pe-NE a-KHISH ME-lekh-GAT
Root and etymology
y-r-’yod–resh–aleph
“to fear”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and he feared greatly because of Achish , the king of Gath.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 21:12, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרָ֥א (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 Sam.21.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.12.W6.S1) and character.