Genesis 19:17:8Gen.19.17.W8TAB
אַל־תַּבִּ֣יט
altabbit
“do not look”
- Transliteration
- al-tab-BIT
- Extended
- ahl-tahb-BEET
- IPA
- /ʔal.tab.ˈbiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not look
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tab-BIT
- phraseyour reading level
al-tab-BIT a-kha-RE-kha
- clause
va-ye-HI khe-ho-tsi-AM o-TAM ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer him-ma-LET al-naf-SHE-kha al-tab-BIT a-kha-RE-kha ve-al-ta-a-MOD be-khol-hak-ki-KAR
- sentence
va-ye-HI khe-ho-tsi-AM o-TAM ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer him-ma-LET al-naf-SHE-kha al-tab-BIT a-kha-RE-kha ve-al-ta-a-MOD be-khol-hak-ki-KAR ha-ha-RA him-ma-LET pen-tis-sa-FE
Exegesis
The prohibitions use the negative particle al {אַל | ʾal} with jussive verbs tabbit {תַּבִּיט | tab-bîṭ} and ta'amod {תַּעֲמֹד | ta-ʿă-mōḏ}, coordinated by ve-al {וְאַל | wə-ʾal}.
In context — Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass, as he brought them outside, he said, “Escape for your life ! Do not look behind you, and do not stop anywhere in the plain . Escape to the mountain, lest you be destroyed.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 19:17, so the Hebrew word אַל־תַּבִּ֣יט (altabbit) 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.19.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.17.W8.S1) and character.