2 Kings 17:37:122 Kgs.17.37.W12TAB
תִֽירְא֖וּ
tireu
“you shall fear”
- Transliteration
- ti-re-U
- Extended
- tih-reh-UU
- IPA
- /tiːrˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall fear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ti-re-U
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ti-re-U
- clause
ve-LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-khu-KIM ve-ET-ha-mish-pa-TIM ve-ha-to-RA ve-ha-mits-VA a-SHER ka-TAV la-KHEM tish-me-RUN la-a-SOT kal-ha-ya-MIM ve-LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
Exegesis
The negative wə·lōʾ tīrʾû {וְלֹ֥א תִירְאוּ | wə·lōʾ tīrʾû} ‘and do not fear’ contrasts obedience with the prohibition against ʾĕlōhîm ’ăḥērîm {אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים | ʾĕlōhîm ’ăḥērîm} ‘other gods’, preserving the structure of command and prohibition.
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — 2 Kings 17:37
And the statutes and the judgments and the law and the commandment which He wrote for you, you shall be careful to keep and do forever; and you shall not fear other gods.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:37:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 17:37, so the Hebrew word תִֽירְא֖וּ (tireu) 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.17.37.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.37.W12.S1) and character.