Proverbs 3:7:4Prov.3.7.W4TAB
יְרָ֥א
yera
“fear”
- Transliteration
- ye-RA
- Extended
- yeh-RAA
- IPA
- /jəˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- fear
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 |
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Word in context
- word
ye-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH ve-SUR me-RA
- sentence
AL-te-HI kha-KHAM be-E-ne-KHA ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH ve-SUR me-RA
Exegesis
The coordinated imperatives yera {יְרָא | yərāʾ} ‘fear’ and ve-sur {וְסוּר | wə-sûr} ‘turn away’ frame the devotional exhortation, with yera governing the direct object YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} via the marker et {אֶת | ʾet}.
Root and etymology
י־ר־א
“to fear, revere”
In context — Proverbs 3:7
Do not regard yourself as wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD , and turn away from evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:7, so the Hebrew word יְרָ֥א (yera) 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.3.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.7.W4.S1) and character.