Genesis 21:12:4Gen.21.12.W4TAB
אַל־יֵרַ֤ע
alyera
“do not be displeased”
- Transliteration
- al-ye-RA
- Extended
- ahl-yeh-RAH
- IPA
- /ʔal.jeː.ˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not be displeased
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
al-ye-RA
- phraseyour reading level
al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha
- clause
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH KI ve-yits-KHAK yik-ka-RE le-KHA ZA-ra
Exegesis
The prohibition al yera {אַל־יֵרַע | ʾal yēraʿ} combines the negative particle and jussive imperfect to convey “let it not be displeasing.”
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin–ayin
“to be displeasing”
In context — Genesis 21:12
And God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your eyes concerning the boy or your slave woman. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice, for in Isaac your offspring shall be called.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 21:12, so the Hebrew word אַל־יֵרַ֤ע (alyera) 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.21.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.12.W4.S1) and character.