2 Kings 17:32:22 Kgs.17.32.W2TAB
יְרֵאִ֖ים
yereim
“fearing”
- Transliteration
- ye-re-IM
- Extended
- yeh-ree-EEM
- IPA
- /jəreːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- fearing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-re-IM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yih-YU ye-re-IM
- clause
va-yih-YU ye-re-IM et-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yih-YU ye-re-IM et-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-SU la-HEM mik-tso-TAM ko-ha-NEI va-MOT va-yih-YU o-SIM la-HEM be-VEIT ha-va-MOT
Exegesis
The verb phrase yereim et YHWH {יְרֵאִ֖ים אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה | yəreʾîm ʾet Yəhōwāh} ‘fearing the LORD’ with the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} ‘direct object marker’ intensifies reverence toward the LORD.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — 2 Kings 17:32
They feared the LORD , but they also made for themselves from among themselves priests of the high places, and they continually offered sacrifices for them in the house of the high places .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 17:32, so the Hebrew word יְרֵאִ֖ים (yereim) 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.17.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.32.W2.S1) and character.