Proverbs 24:21:1Prov.24.21.W1TAB
יְרָֽא־אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה
yeraetyehovah
“fear the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-RA-ET-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-RAA-eht-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəˈraː.ʔɛt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- fear the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
ye-RA-ET-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ye-RA-ET-ye-ho-VAH be-NI va-ME-lekh
- sentence
ye-RA-ET-ye-ho-VAH be-NI va-ME-lekh IM-SHO-nim AL-TIT-e-RA-v
Exegesis
The main command is issued by the imperative yera-et-YHWH {יְרָֽא־אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה | yə-rāʾ-ʾeṯ-yəhōwāh}, combining Qal imperative and direct object marker to target both divine and royal subjects.
Root and etymology
Y-R-ʾy-r-ʾ
“to fear, hold in awe”
In context — Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear the LORD and the king. Do not join with the changers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:21, so the Hebrew word יְרָֽא־אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה (yeraetyehovah) 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.24.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.21.W1.S1) and character.