1 Samuel 19:4:91 Sam.19.4.W9TAB
אַל־יֶחֱטָ֨א
alyekheta
“let not he sin”
- Transliteration
- al-ye-khe-TA
- Extended
- ahl-yeh-kheh-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔal.jɛħɛˈtˤaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let not he sin
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
al-ye-khe-TA
- phraseyour reading level
al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh be-av-DO be-da-VID KI LO kha-TA LAKH ve-KI ma-a-saV tov-le-KHA me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID TOV el-sha-UL a-VIV va-yo-MER e-LAV al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh be-av-DO be-da-VID KI LO kha-TA LAKH ve-KI ma-a-saV tov-le-KHA me-OD
Exegesis
The prohibition al yecheta {אַל־יֶחֱטָ֨א | ʾal·yə·ḥe·ṯāʾ} employs the negative particle plus imperfect to form “do not sin.”
Root and etymology
ḥ-t-ʾḥet–tet–aleph
“to miss the mark, sin”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:4
And Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, and he said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you, and his deeds are very good for you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 19:4, so the Hebrew word אַל־יֶחֱטָ֨א (alyekheta) 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.19.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.4.W9.S1) and character.