Proverbs 21:24:2Prov.21.24.W2TAB
יָ֭הִיר
yahir
“haughty”
- Transliteration
- ya-HIR
- Extended
- yaa-HEER
- IPA
- /jaːˈhiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- haughty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-HIR
- clause
ZED ya-HIR LETS she-MO
- sentence
ZED ya-HIR LETS she-MO o-SE be-e-ve-RAT za-DON
Exegesis
The verse begins with a triadic series of intensifying descriptors—zed {זֵד | zēḏ} ‘arrogant’, yahir {יָהִיר | yā-hîr} ‘haughty’, and lēṣ {לֵץ | lēṣ} ‘scoffer’—which set an escalating tone.
Root and etymology
y-h-ryod–he–resh
“to be haughty”
In context — Proverbs 21:24
“Scoffer” is the name of the proud, haughty person, who acts in the wrath of arrogance .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:24, so the Hebrew word יָ֭הִיר (yahir) 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.21.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.24.W2.S1) and character.