1 Samuel 17:32:41 Sam.17.32.W4TAB

אַל־יִפֹּ֥ל

alyippol

let fall not

Transliteration
al-yip-POL
Extended
ahl-yip-POHL
IPA
/ʔal.jipˈpoːl/

Meaning by language

English
let fall not

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אַל + יִפ + פֹּ֥ל
al + yip + pol
alyippol

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Pep with dagesh; f without
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    al-yip-POL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    al-yip-POL lev-a-DAM

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer da-VID el-sha-UL al-yip-POL lev-a-DAM a-LAV

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer da-VID el-sha-UL al-yip-POL lev-a-DAM a-LAV av-de-KHA ye-LEKH ve-nil-KHAM im-ha-pe-lish-TI ha-ZE

Exegesis

The jussive construction ʾal yippōl {אַל־יִפֹּל | ʾal yippōl} ‘do not let fall’ uses a negative particle with a Qal imperfect to command steadfastness.

In context1 Samuel 17:32

David said to Saul, “Let no one’s heart falter because of him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine .”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 17:32, so the Hebrew word אַל־יִפֹּ֥ל (alyippol) 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 Sam.17.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.32.W4.S1) and character.