Isaiah 15:4:12Isa.15.4.W12TAB
יָ֥רְעָה
yarea
“trembles”
- Transliteration
- yar-e-A
- Extended
- yaar-eh-AH
- IPA
- /jaːrˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- trembles
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yar-e-A
- phraseyour reading level
yar-e-A LO
- clause
al-KEN kha-lu-TSE mo-AV ya-ri-U naf-SHO yar-e-A LO
- sentence
va-tiz-AK khe-sh- BON ve-el-a-LE ad-ya-HATS nish-ma ko-LAM al-KEN kha-lu-TSE mo-AV ya-ri-U naf-SHO yar-e-A LO
Exegesis
Finally, the construction nafsho yara lo {נַפְשׁ֖וֹ יָ֥רְעָה לּֽוֹ | nap-shō yā-rə-‘āh lō} ‘his soul trembled for him’ conveys personal anguish through the noun ‘soul’ plus a verb of trembling and a dative suffix. This progression from communal lament to heard lament to personal trembling underscores the intensifying distress of Moab.
Root and etymology
RootResh–Ayin–Heh
“to tremble, quake”
In context — Isaiah 15:4
Heshbon and Elealeh cried out; their voice was heard as far as Jahaz . Therefore, Moab’s armed men shouted; his soul trembled within him.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 15:4, so the Hebrew word יָ֥רְעָה (yarea) 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 Isa.15.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.4.W12.S1) and character.