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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
al-yip-POL
- phraseyour reading level
al-yip-POL lev-a-DAM
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-sha-UL al-yip-POL lev-a-DAM a-LAV
- 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 context — 1 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.