2 Chronicles 20:15:122 Chr.20.15.W12TAB
אַל־תִּֽירְא֤וּ
altireu
“do not fear”
- Transliteration
- al-ti-re-U
- Extended
- ahl-tih-reh-OO
- IPA
- /ʔal.tiːrˈʔuː/
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
al-ti-re-U
- phraseyour reading level
al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-khat-TU
- clause
ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM a-TEM al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-khat-TU mi-pe-NE he-ha-MON ha-RAV haz-ZE KI LO la-KHEM ham-mil-kha-MA KI le-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer hak-shi-VU khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-ham-ME-lekh ye-ho-sha-FAT ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM a-TEM al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-khat-TU mi-pe-NE he-ha-MON ha-RAV haz-ZE KI LO la-KHEM ham-mil-kha-MA KI le-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The paired negative imperatives al-tir’u and ve-al-techat’u {אַל־תִּירְאוּ | al-tîrʾû; וְאַל־תֵּחַתּוּ | wəʾal-tēḥattu} ‘do not fear or be dismayed’ function to counter emotional response.
Root and etymology
י־ר־א
“to fear”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:15
And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you: Do not fear or be dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 20:15, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּֽירְא֤וּ (altireu) 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 2 Chr.20.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.15.W12.S1) and character.