2 Chronicles 20:3:12 Chr.20.3.W1TAB
וַיִּרָ֕א
vayira
“and he was afraid”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-RA
- Extended
- vah-yih-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 | |
| 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
- clause
va-yi-RA va-yit-TEN ye-ho-sha-FAT et-pa-NAIV li-de-ROSH la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yi-RA va-yit-TEN ye-ho-sha-FAT et-pa-NAIV li-de-ROSH la-ye-ho-VAH va-yik-RA-TSOM al-KAL-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The verse advances through the narrative vav-consecutive forms, beginning with vayyira {וַיִּרָ֕א | va·y·yī·rāʾ} ‘and he feared’ followed by vayitten {וַיִּתֵּ֧ן | va·y·yi·t·tēn} ‘and he set’.
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾyod–resh–aleph
“to fear”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:3
And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he set his face to seek the LORD , and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:3, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרָ֕א (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 2 Chr.20.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.3.W1.S1) and character.