Leviticus 19:3:4Lev.19.3.W4TAB
תִּירָ֔אוּ
teeraoo
“revere”
- Transliteration
- tee-RA-OO
- Extended
- tee-RAA-OO
- IPA
- /tiː.ˈra.ʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- revere
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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The word
Word in context
- word
tee-RA-OO
- clause
EESH ihm-MO veh-ah-VEEV tee-RA-OO veh-et-shab-beh-to-TAI tish-MO-ROO
- sentence
EESH ihm-MO veh-ah-VEEV tee-RA-OO veh-et-shab-beh-to-TAI tish-MO-ROO ah-NEE Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
Exegesis
The imperfect tirau {תִּירָאוּ | ṭî-rā-ʾû} conveys an enduring obligation of reverence, while the conjunction ve-et {וְאֶת | wə-ʾet} introduces the parallel duty to observe shabbtotai {שַׁבְּתֹתַי | šab-bə-ṯō-tāy}, highlighting recurring sabbatical rests.
Root and etymology
י־ר־א
“to fear”
In context — Leviticus 19:3
Each person must fear his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 19:3, so the Hebrew word תִּירָ֔אוּ (teeraoo) 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 Lev.19.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.3.W4.S1) and character.