וַ/תִּירָֽאוּ
𐤅/𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅
yârêʼ
and you are afraid
To fear, experience awe, or hold in reverence; the verbal root most commonly associated with fear in the emotional or existential sense, but also used for deep respect or reverence towards a person, deity, or concept. Context determines whether the sense is negative (dread, terror) or positive (awe, reverence, profound respect).
tina "afraid, be in fear of" (Bemba)Job 6:21 · Word #8
Lexicon H3372
| Lemma | יָרֵא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤓𐤀 |
| Transliteration | yârêʼ |
| Strong's | H3372 |
| Definition | To fear, experience awe, or hold in reverence; the verbal root most commonly associated with fear in the emotional or existential sense, but also used for deep respect or reverence towards a person, deity, or concept. Context determines whether the sense is negative (dread, terror) or positive (awe, reverence, profound respect). |
Morphology HC/Vqw2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and you are afraid |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3372-31
and you feared
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Qal stem; sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol); 2nd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of experiencing fear or awe. The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) in 2nd person masculine plural is rendered as a past narrative action, preserving both the conjunction "and" and the plural "you." |
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SILEX v2
Bantu Hebrew
וַ/תִּירָֽאוּ (yârêʼ) — To fear, experience awe, or hold in reverence; the verbal root most commonly associated with fear in the emotional or existential sense, but also used for deep respect or reverence towards a person, deity, or concept. Context determines whether the sense is negative (dread, terror) or positive (awe, reverence, profound respect).
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| tina | afraid, be in fear of | Bemba |