2 Kings 17:33:32 Kgs.17.33.W3TAB
יְרֵאִ֑ים
yereim
“fearing”
- Transliteration
- ye-re-IM
- Extended
- yeh-ree-IM
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-re-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YU ye-re-IM
- clause
et-Ye-ho-VAH ha-YU ye-re-IM
- sentence
et-Ye-ho-VAH ha-YU ye-re-IM ve-et-e-lo-HE-hem ha-YU o-veh-DIM ke-mish-PAT ha-go-YIM a-sher-hig-LU o-TAM mi-SHAM
Exegesis
The construction hayu {הָיוּ | hāyû} + participle (yereiim {יְרֵאִים | yərēʾîm} ‘fearing’, ovdim {עֹבְדִים | ʿōvədîm} ‘serving’) portrays continuing, habitual behavior rather than a single event, underscoring a sustained mixture of reverence and worship.
Root and etymology
consonantsYod–Resh–Aleph
“fear, revere”
In context — 2 Kings 17:33
They feared the LORD and they served their gods according to the custom of the nations from which they had been deported.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 17:33, so the Hebrew word יְרֵאִ֑ים (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.17.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.33.W3.S1) and character.