Proverbs 14:27:1Prov.14.27.W1TAB
יִרְאַ֣ת
yirat
“fear of”
- Transliteration
- yir-AT
- Extended
- yih-r-AT
- 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 me-KOR kha-YIM
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH me-KOR kha-YIM la-SUR mi-MO-ke-SHE MA-vet
Exegesis
The construct chain yirat {יִרְאַ֣ת | yirʾāt} YHWH {יְ֭הוָה | Yəhōwāh} renders the possessive relation ‘fear of the LORD’.
Root and etymology
Rooty-r-ʾ
“fear”
In context — Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn aside from the snares of death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:27, 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.14.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.27.W1.S1) and character.