2 Kings 17:39:42 Kgs.17.39.W4TAB
תִּירָ֑אוּ
tirau
“you shall fear”
- Transliteration
- ti-RA-u
- Extended
- tih-RAA-oo
- IPA
- /tiːrɔˈʔuː/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-RA-u
- clause
KI IM-Et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem ti-RA-u
- sentence
KI IM-Et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem ti-RA-u ve-HU ya-tsiL ETe-khem mi-YAD KOL-o-ye-VEI-khem
Exegesis
The bound form im-et-ye-ho-WAH attaches the direct object marker ’et {אֶת | ʾet} to YHWH Eloheikhem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem}, which functions as the sole object of the Qal imperfect tira’u {תִּירָאוּ | tī-rā-ʼû}.
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — 2 Kings 17:39
Yet you must revere the LORD your God , and He will set you free from the grip of every foe .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 17:39, so the Hebrew word תִּירָ֑אוּ (tirau) 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.17.39.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.39.W4.S1) and character.