Leviticus 25:36:5Lev.25.36.W5TAB
וְיָרֵ֖אתָ
veyareta
“fear”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-RE-ta
- Extended
- veh-ya-REH-tah
- IPA
- /və.jaˈreː.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- fear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ya-RE-ta
- clause
al-tik-KAKH meh-it-TO NE-shekh ve-tar-BEET ve-ya-RE-ta meh-eh-lo-HEH-kha
- sentence
al-tik-KAKH meh-it-TO NE-shekh ve-tar-BEET ve-ya-RE-ta meh-eh-lo-HEH-kha ve-KHEI a-KHI-kha im-MAKH
Exegesis
A vav-consecutive plus perfect wə·yā·re·ṯā {וְיָרֵ֖אתָ | wə·yā·re·ṯā} introduces a rationale clause “and you shall fear,” with the prepositional phrase mē·ʾĕ·lō·hê·ḵā {מֽ͏ֵאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ | mē·ʾĕ·lō·hê·ḵā} attributing the command to God.
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — Leviticus 25:36
Do not take interest or increase from him, but fear your God , and let your brother live with you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:36:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 25:36, so the Hebrew word וְיָרֵ֖אתָ (veyareta) 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.25.36.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.36.W5.S1) and character.