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
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ve-yir-AT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH LO va-kha-RU
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.