1 Kings 17:13:41 Kgs.17.13.W4TAB

אַל־תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י

altirei

do not fear

Transliteration
al-ti-re-I
Extended
ahl-tih-reh-EE
IPA
/ʔal.tiːrˈʔiː/

Meaning by language

English
do not fear

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אַל + תִּ֣י + רְ + אִ֔י
al + ti + re + i
altirei

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    al-ti-re-I

  2. clause

    va-yo-MER e-le-HA e-li-YA-hu al-ti-re-I BO-i a-SI khid-va-REKH

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MER e-le-HA e-li-YA-hu al-ti-re-I BO-i a-SI khid-va-REKH AKH a-SI-li-mish-SHAM u-GA ke-tan-NA va-ri-sho-NA ve-ho-TSET LI ve-LAKH ve-liv-NEKH ta-a-SI ba-a-kha-ro-NA

Exegesis

The negative imperative al-tir’i {אַל־תִּירְאִי | ʾal-tirʾî} ‘do not fear’ employs a jussive negation to reassure.

Root and etymology

Rooty-r-ʾ

to fear, to be in awe

In context1 Kings 17:13

And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear . Come and do as you have said, but first make for me a small cake from there and bring it to me, and afterward you shall make for yourself and for your son.”

About this coordinate

1 Kings 17:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 17:13, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י (altirei) 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 Kgs.17.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.13.W4.S1) and character.