Psalm 19:9:1Ps.19.9.W1TABWLC Psalms 19:10
יִרְאַ֣ת
yirat
“the fear {of}”
- Transliteration
- yir-AT
- Extended
- yir-AAT
- IPA
- /jirˈʔaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH te-ho-RA
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH te-ho-RA o-ME-det la-AD mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH e-MET TSA-de-ku yakh-DAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain yirat YHWH {יִרְאַת־יְהוָה | yirʾat Yəhōwāh} ‘fear of the LORD’, linking awe directly to the divine name.
In context — Psalm 19:9
The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true and they are altogether righteous.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 19:9, 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 Ps.19.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.9.W1.S1) and character.