Psalm 13:3:5Ps.13.3.W5TABWLC Psalms 13:4
הָאִ֥ירָה
haira
“give light”
- Transliteration
- ha-I-ra
- Extended
- haa-EE-rah
- IPA
- /haːʔiːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- give light
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-I-ra
- phraseyour reading level
ha-I-ra e-NAI
- clause
ha-I-ra e-NAI PEN-e-I-shan ha-MA-vet
- sentence
ha-BI-ta a-NE-ni ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI ha-I-ra e-NAI PEN-e-I-shan ha-MA-vet
Exegesis
The verse begins with a series of imperatives: habbita {הַבִּיטָה | hab-bî-ṭāh} ‘look’, aneni {עֲנֵנִי | ʿănē-nî} ‘answer me’, and hairah {הָאִירָה | hā-ʾî-rāh} ‘give light’, establishing urgent dependence on the divine.
In context — Psalm 13:3
Turn your gaze toward me and answer me, LORD my God . Make my eyes shine, so that I do not sleep in death.
About this coordinate
Psalm 13:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 13:3, so the Hebrew word הָאִ֥ירָה (haira) 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 Ps.13.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.3.W5.S1) and character.