2 Samuel 13:12:42 Sam.13.12.W4TAB
אַל־תְּעַנֵּ֔נִי
alteaneni
“do not afflict me”
- Transliteration
- al-te-a-NE-ni
- Extended
- ahl-teh-ah-NEH-nee
- IPA
- /ʔal.tə.ʕanˈneː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not afflict me
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-te-a-NE-ni
- clause
va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL al-ta-a-SE et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The repeated prohibitive al in al-achi {אַל־אָחִי | al-’āḥî} (“No, my brother”) and al-te’aneni {אַל־תְּעַנֵּנִי | al-tə-‘annenî} (“do not afflict me”) frames a forceful plea, with the Piel imperfect conveying volition.
Root and etymology
Root‘ayin–nun–heh
“afflict”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:12
And she said to him, “No, my brother , do not violate me; for no such thing is done in Israel. Do not do this disgrace .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 13:12, so the Hebrew word אַל־תְּעַנֵּ֔נִי (alteaneni) 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 Sam.13.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.12.W4.S1) and character.