1 Samuel 23:17:31 Sam.23.17.W3TAB
אַל־תִּירָ֗א
altira
“do not fear”
- Transliteration
- al-ti-RA
- Extended
- ahl-tee-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔal.tiːˈrɑː/
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
va-YO-mer e-LAV al-ti-RA KI LO tim-tse-a-KHA YAD sha-UL a-VI ve-a-TA tim-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL ve-a-no-KHI e-he-YE-le-KHA
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV al-ti-RA KI LO tim-tse-a-KHA YAD sha-UL a-VI ve-a-TA tim-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL ve-a-no-KHI e-he-YE-le-KHA le-mish-NE ve-gam-sha-UL a-VI yo-DE-a KEN
Exegesis
The negative imperative al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ with the jussive tira {תִּירָא | ti-rāʾ} ‘fear’ functions as a forceful reassurance.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, be afraid”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:17
He said to him, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul’s hand will not find you. You will reign over Israel, and I will be your second . Even my father Saul knows this.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 23:17, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּירָ֗א (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.23.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.17.W3.S1) and character.