Proverbs 1:29:4Prov.1.29.W4TAB

וְיִרְאַ֥ת

veyirat

and fear of

Transliteration
ve-yir-AT
Extended
veh-yih-rh-AHT
IPA
/və.jirˈʔat/

Meaning by language

English
and fear of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + יִרְ + אַ֥ת
ve + yir + at
veyirat

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
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-yir-AT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ve-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH LO va-kha-RU

  4. sentence

    TA-khat KI-sa-ne-U DA-at ve-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH LO va-kha-RU

Exegesis

The construct form wə·yir·ʼaṯ {וְיִרְאַ֥ת | wə·yir·ʼaṯ} ‘and fear of’ links relational reverence to YHWH {יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה | Yəhōwāh} ‘LORD’ as its object.

In contextProverbs 1:29

Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 1:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 1:29, so the Hebrew word וְיִרְאַ֥ת (veyirat) 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 Prov.1.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.29.W4.S1) and character.