2 Kings 17:25:62 Kgs.17.25.W6TAB
יָרְא֖וּ
yareu
“they feared”
- Transliteration
- yar-E-u
- Extended
- yaar-eh-OO
- IPA
- /jɔːrˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they feared
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yar-E-u
- phraseyour reading level
LO yar-E-u
- clause
va-ye-HI bit-khi-LAT shiv-TAM SHAM LO yar-E-u et-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI bit-khi-LAT shiv-TAM SHAM LO yar-E-u et-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-shal-LAKH ye-ho-VAH ba-HEM et-ha-a-ra-YOT va-yih-YU hor-GIM ba-HEM
Exegesis
The particle lo {לֹ֥א | lōʾ} directly negates the Qal perfect yar'u {יָרְא֖וּ | yā·rə·ʾū} ‘they feared’, creating a causal link to divine retribution.
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — 2 Kings 17:25
And it happened at the beginning of their dwelling there that they did not fear the LORD , and the LORD sent among them the lions, and they were killing among them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 17:25, so the Hebrew word יָרְא֖וּ (yareu) 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 Kgs.17.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.25.W6.S1) and character.