Proverbs 4:16:5Prov.4.16.W5TAB
יָרֵ֑עוּ
yareu
“they do evil”
- Transliteration
- ya-RE-u
- Extended
- yaa-REE-oo
- IPA
- /jaːˈreː.ʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they do evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-RE-u
- clause
KI LO yish-NU im-LO ya-RE-u
- sentence
KI LO yish-NU im-LO ya-RE-u ve-nig-ze-LA she-na-TAM im-LO yakh-shi-LU
Exegesis
The conditional im-lo {אִם־לֹא | ʾim-lōʼ} sets the requirement that rest follows only when the Hiphil imperfect yare’u {יָרֵעוּ | yā-rēʾû} ‘they do evil’.
Root and etymology
ר-ע-ע
“to do evil”
In context — Proverbs 4:16
They do not sleep unless they do evil, and their sleep is stolen unless they cause someone to stumble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 4:16, so the Hebrew word יָרֵ֑עוּ (yareu) 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.4.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.16.W5.S1) and character.