2 Samuel 23:3:122 Sam.23.3.W12TAB
יִרְאַ֥ת
yirat
“fear of”
- Transliteration
- yir-AT
- Extended
- yih-r-AT
- IPA
- /jirˈʔat/
Meaning by language
- English
- fear of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-AT
- phraseyour reading level
yir-AT e-lo-HIM
- clause
mo-SHEL ba-a-DAM tsa-DIK mo-SHEL yir-AT e-lo-HIM
- sentence
a-MAR e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL LI dib-BER TSUR yis-ra-EL mo-SHEL ba-a-DAM tsa-DIK mo-SHEL yir-AT e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
Repetition of moshel {מוֹשֵׁל | mōšēl} ‘one who rules’ reinforces the concept of leadership, while the construct phrase yirat Elohim {יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים | yirʼāt ’ĕlōhîm} ‘fear of God’ conveys the essential attitude for godly rule. The English translation mirrors this parallelism and repetition to maintain the Hebrew’s poetic balance and theological emphasis.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has declared to me: “A ruler among men must be just, ruling in the fear of God .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 23:3, so the Hebrew word יִרְאַ֥ת (yirat) 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 Sam.23.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.3.W12.S1) and character.