Deuteronomy 19:20:3Deut.19.20.W3TAB

וְיִרָ֑אוּ

veyirau

and shall fear

Transliteration
ve-yi-RA-u
Extended
veh-yi-RAA-oo
IPA
/vəjiraˈʔu/

Meaning by language

English
and shall fear

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + יִ + רָ֑א + וּ
ve + yi + ra + u
veyirau

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-yi-RA-u

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u

  3. clause

    ve-ha-nish-a-REEM yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-nish-a-REEM yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u ve-LO-YO-si-fu la-a-SOT OD ka-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZEH be-kir-be-KHA

Exegesis

The verbs yishme’u {יִשְׁמְעוּ | yišmə˓û} ‘will hear’ and veyirau {וְיִרָאוּ | wĕ-yirʾā˓û} ‘and will fear’ form a direct cause–effect sequence, with the imperfect aspect indicating a sustained response.

Root and etymology

Rooty–r–ʾ

to fear, revere

In contextDeuteronomy 19:20

And the ones remaining will hear and will fear , and they will not again do such an evil thing as this in your midst.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 19:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 19:20, so the Hebrew word וְיִרָ֑אוּ (veyirau) 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 Deut.19.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.20.W3.S1) and character.