Proverbs 10:27:1Prov.10.27.W1TAB
יִרְאַ֣ת
yirat
“fear of”
- Transliteration
- yir-AT
- Extended
- yih-rAT
- IPA
- /jirˈʔat/
Meaning by language
- English
- fear of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-AT
- clause
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH to-SIF ya-MIM
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH to-SIF ya-MIM u-she-NOT re-sha-IM tik-TSO-re-NA
Exegesis
The verse opens with yirat {יִרְאַת | yirē‘âṯ} YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘fear of the LORD’, a construct chain marking divine reverence.
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD will add days , but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:27, so the Hebrew word יִרְאַ֣ת (yirat) 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.10.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.27.W1.S1) and character.