Genesis 15:1:9Gen.15.1.W9TAB
אַל־תִּירָ֣א
altira
“do not fear”
- Transliteration
- al-ti-RA
- Extended
- ahl-tee-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔal.tiː.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not fear
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
al-ti-RA
- phraseyour reading level
al-ti-RA av-RAM
- clause
al-ti-RA av-RAM a-no-KHI ma-GEN LAKH se-KHAR-kha har-BEH me-OD
- sentence
a-KHAR had-de-va-RIM ha-EL-leh ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM bam-ma-kha-ZEH le-MOR al-ti-RA av-RAM a-no-KHI ma-GEN LAKH se-KHAR-kha har-BEH me-OD
Exegesis
Within the oracle, the prohibition al tira {אַל־תִּירָא | ʾal tī-rāʾ} ‘do not fear’ uses the imperfect verb with a prohibitive particle to convey urgent command.
In context — Genesis 15:1
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram; I am a shield for you, and your reward will be very great.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 15:1, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּירָ֣א (altira) 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 Gen.15.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.1.W9.S1) and character.