Psalm 22:23:1Ps.22.23.W1TABWLC Psalms 22:24
יִרְאֵ֤י
yire
“fearing {ones of}”
- Transliteration
- yir-E
- Extended
- yih-rEE
- IPA
- /jirˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- fearing {ones 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-E
- phraseyour reading level
yir-E ye-ho-VAH hal-le-LU-hu
- sentence
yir-E ye-ho-VAH hal-le-LU-hu KAL-ZE-ra ya-a-KOV kav-be-DU-hu ve-GU-ru mim-me-NU KAL-ZE-ra yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct participle yir-ei {יִרְאֵי | yir-’ê} ‘fearing ones’, serving a vocative function.
Root and etymology
Rooty-r-’
“to fear, revere”
In context — Psalm 22:23
You who fear the LORD praise Him; all the offspring of Jacob, glorify Him; and all the offspring of Israel stand in awe of Him.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 22:23, so the Hebrew word יִרְאֵ֤י (yire) 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.22.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.23.W1.S1) and character.