Deuteronomy 14:27:4Deut.14.27.W4TAB
תֽ͏ַעַזְבֶ֑נּוּ
taazvenu
“neglect him”
- Transliteration
- ta-az-VE-nu
- Extended
- tah-ahz-VEH-noo
- IPA
- /taʕazˈvɛnːu/
Meaning by language
- English
- neglect him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ta-az-VE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-az-VE-nu
- clause
ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha LO ta-az-VE-nu
- sentence
ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha LO ta-az-VE-nu KI EIN LO CHE-lek ve-na-cha-LA im-MAKH
Exegesis
The negative imperative lo taazvenu {לֹא תַעַזְבֶנּוּ | lōʾ ta-ʿaz-və-nû} ‘you must not abandon him’ uses second person masculine singular to stress duty.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:27
And the Levite who is in your gates, you must not neglect him, because he has no portion or inheritance with you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 14:27, so the Hebrew word תֽ͏ַעַזְבֶ֑נּוּ (taazvenu) 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 Deut.14.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.27.W4.S1) and character.