Proverbs 9:10:3Prov.9.10.W3TAB
יִרְאַ֣ת
yirat
“fear of”
- Transliteration
- yir-AT
- Extended
- yih-reh-AHT
- IPA
- /jirˈʔat/
Meaning by language
- English
- fear of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-AT
- clause
te-KHIL-lat KHA-khe-MA yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
te-KHIL-lat KHA-khe-MA yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH ve-DA-at ke-do-SHIM bi-NA
Exegesis
The parallel pair yirat {יִרְאַ֣ת | yir-ʾāṯ} ‘fear’ of YHWH {יְהוָ֑ה | yə-hō-wāh} and daat {דַעַת | daʿ-ṯ} ‘knowledge’ establishes two foundational qualities.
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, respect”
In context — Proverbs 9:10
The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD , and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 9:10, so the Hebrew word יִרְאַ֣ת (yirat) 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.9.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.10.W3.S1) and character.