Proverbs 23:17:5Prov.23.17.W5TAB
אִם־בְּיִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה
imbeyireatyehovah
“but in the fear of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- IM-be-yi-re-AT-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- IHM-beh-yih-reh-AHT-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔim.bə.jirˈʕat.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but in the fear of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
IM-be-yi-re-AT-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
KI IM-be-yi-re-AT-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI IM-be-yi-re-AT-ye-ho-VAH kol-ha-YOM
- sentence
al-ye-kan-NE li-BE-kha ba-khat-ta-IM KI IM-be-yi-re-AT-ye-ho-VAH kol-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The exclusive adversative kî ʾim {כִּי אִם־ | kî ʾim} ‘but rather’ transitions to bĕ-yirʾat-Yəhōwāh {בְּיִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה | bĕ-yirʾat-Yəhōwāh} ‘in the fear of YHWH’, where yirah conveys enduring reverence.
In context — Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners , but remain in the fear of the LORD all day long.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:17, so the Hebrew word אִם־בְּיִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה (imbeyireatyehovah) 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.23.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.17.W5.S1) and character.