1 Chronicles 16:22:41 Chr.16.22.W4TAB
אַל־תָּרֵֽעוּ׃
altareu
“do not do harm”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-RE-u
- Extended
- ahl-taa-REE-oo
- IPA
- /ʔal.taːˈreː.ʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not do harm
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
al-ta-RE-u
- sentence
al-tig-GU bim-shee-KHAI u-vin-ve-e-AI al-ta-RE-u
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative imperative particle al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’, initiating a double prohibition.
It frames two coordinated verbs: tiggəʾû {תִּגְּעוּ | tiggəʾû} ‘touch’ (Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural) and ṭārēʿû {תָּרֵעוּ | ṭārēʿû} ‘cause harm’ (Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural).
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:22
Do not touch my anointed ones , and do not harm my prophets.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 16:22, so the Hebrew word אַל־תָּרֵֽעוּ׃ (altareu) 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 1 Chr.16.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.22.W4.S1) and character.