Proverbs 15:16:2Prov.15.16.W2TAB
בְּיִרְאַ֣ת
beyirat
“in fear of”
- Transliteration
- be-yir-AT
- Extended
- beh-yir-AHT
- IPA
- /bəjirˈʔat/
Meaning by language
- English
- in fear of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-yir-AT
- clause
TOV-me-AT be-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
TOV-me-AT be-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH me-o-TSAR RAV u-me-hu-MA VO
Exegesis
The noun me‘at {מְעַט | mə-‘a-ṭ} ‘little’ functions as the standard of comparison and is immediately followed by the construct phrase be-yir’at YHWH {בְּיִרְאַת יְהוָה | bə-yir’-āṯ yə-hō-wāh} ‘with the fear of the LORD.’
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than abundant treasure accompanied by trouble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:16, so the Hebrew word בְּיִרְאַ֣ת (beyirat) 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.15.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.16.W2.S1) and character.