Deuteronomy 20:3:13Deut.20.3.W13TAB
וְאַל־תַּחְפְּז֛וּ
vealtakhpezu
“and do not panic”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-takh-pe-ZU
- Extended
- veh-ahl-takh-peh-ZOO
- IPA
- /və.ʔal.taħpˈz̩uː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not panic
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-takh-pe-ZU
- phraseyour reading level
al-tir-U ve-al-takh-pe-ZU
- clause
al-ye-RAKH le-vav-KHEM al-tir-U ve-al-takh-pe-ZU ve-al-ta-ar-TZU mip-ne-HEM
- sentence
ve-a-MAR a-le-HEM she-MA yis-ra-EL a-TEM ke-re-VIM ha-YOM la-mil-kha-MA al-oy-ve-KHEM al-ye-RAKH le-vav-KHEM al-tir-U ve-al-takh-pe-ZU ve-al-ta-ar-TZU mip-ne-HEM
In context — Deuteronomy 20:3
And he shall say to them, “Hear, Israel: today you are coming near to the battle against your enemies. Do not let your heart weaken; do not fear, do not panic, and do not be terrified in front of them.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 20:3, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־תַּחְפְּז֛וּ (vealtakhpezu) 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.20.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.3.W13.S1) and character.