Genesis 21:17:14Gen.21.17.W14TAB
אַל־תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י
altiri
“do not fear”
- Transliteration
- al-tir-I
- Extended
- ahl-teer-EE
- IPA
- /ʔal.tiːr.ˈʔiː/
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tir-I
- clause
al-tir-I ki-sha-MA e-lo-HIM el-KOL ha-na-AR ba-a-SHER hu-SHAM
- sentence
va-yish-MA e-lo-HIM et-KOL ha-na-AR va-yik-RA mal-AKH e-lo-HIM el-ha-GAR min-ha-sha-MA-yim va-YO-mer LAH mah-LAKH ha-GAR al-tir-I ki-sha-MA e-lo-HIM el-KOL ha-na-AR ba-a-SHER hu-SHAM
Exegesis
conveys concern, and the prohibitive al-tireʾi {אַל־תִּירְאִ֔י | ʾal-tīrʾî} “do not fear” offers reassurance.
In context — Genesis 21:17
And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens and said to her, “What is it with you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 21:17, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י (altiri) 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.21.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.17.W14.S1) and character.