2 Samuel 17:16:72 Sam.17.16.W7TAB
אַל־תָּ֤לֶן
altalen
“do not stay overnight”
- Transliteration
- al-TA-len
- Extended
- ahl-TAA-lehn
- IPA
- /ʔal.tɔːˈlɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not stay overnight
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-TA-len
- phraseyour reading level
al-TA-len ha-LAI-la
- clause
ve-a-TA shil-KHU me-he-RA ve-ha-GI-du le-da-VID le-MOR al-TA-len ha-LAI-la be-ar-VOt ha-mid-BAR ve-GAM a-VOR ta-a-VOR
- sentence
ve-a-TA shil-KHU me-he-RA ve-ha-GI-du le-da-VID le-MOR al-TA-len ha-LAI-la be-ar-VOt ha-mid-BAR ve-GAM a-VOR ta-a-VOR PEN ye-vu-LA la-ME-lekh u-le-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
The infinitive construct le-mor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾmôr} introduces direct speech, which contrasts the negative al-talen {אַל־תָּלֶן | ʾal tā-len} ‘do not lodge’ with the positive avor ta-avor {עָבֹר תַּעֲבֹר | ʿā-ḇôr taʿă-ḇôr} ‘cross over; you will cross over,’ intensifying the exhortation.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:16
And now send quickly and tell David, saying, “Do not lodge tonight at the wilderness crossings , but cross over at once, lest the king and all the people with him be swallowed up.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 17:16, so the Hebrew word אַל־תָּ֤לֶן (altalen) 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.17.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.16.W7.S1) and character.