2 Samuel 13:12:92 Sam.13.12.W9TAB
אַֽל־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה
altaase
“do not do”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-a-SE
- Extended
- ahl-tah-ah-SEEH
- IPA
- /ʔal.ta.ʕaːˈseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not do
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-ta-a-SE
- clause
al-ta-a-SE et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
- 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
Finally, the prohibition al-ta‘aseh {אַל־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה | al-ta-‘ă-seh} with et-hanevalah {אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה | ’et-hanne-vā-lā} (“this disgrace”) climaxes the verse, emphasizing both personal distress and national moral norms.
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 13:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 13:12, so the Hebrew word אַֽל־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה (altaase) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.12.W9.S1) and character.