1 Samuel 22:23:31 Sam.22.23.W3TAB
אַל־תִּירָ֔א
altira
“do not fear”
- Transliteration
- al-ti-RA
- Extended
- ahl-tih-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔal.tiˈrɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not fear
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ti-RA
- clause
she-VA i-TI al-ti-RA KI a-sher-ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHE-kha
- sentence
she-VA i-TI al-ti-RA KI a-sher-ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHE-kha ki-mish-me-RET a-TA im-ma-DI
Exegesis
This is followed by the prohibitive particle al {אַל | ʾal} combined with the Qal imperfect in jussive tira {תִּירָא | ṭî-rāʾ} ‘fear’, forming a standard negative exhortation.
In context — 1 Samuel 22:23
Stay with me; do not be afraid, for the one who seeks my soul is also seeking your soul. You will be under my safeguard .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 22:23, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּירָ֔א (altira) 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.22.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.23.W3.S1) and character.