Proverbs 15:33:1Prov.15.33.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 mu-SAR khokh-MA
- sentence
yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH mu-SAR khokh-MA ve-lif-NE kha-VOD a-na-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct chain yirat YHWH {יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה | yirʾāṯ Yəhōwāh} ‘fear of the LORD,’ followed by a parallel chain musar chokhmah {מוּסַר חָכְמָ֑ה | mūsār ḥāḵmāh} ‘instruction of wisdom.’
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom , and before honor comes humility.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:33, 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.15.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.33.W1.S1) and character.