Genesis 49:6:2Gen.49.6.W2TAB
אַל־תָּבֹ֣א
altavo
“let not enter”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-VO
- Extended
- ahl-tah-VOH
- IPA
- /ʔal.taˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let not enter
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ta-VO
- phraseyour reading level
al-ta-VO naf-SHI
- clause
be-so-DAM al-ta-VO naf-SHI bik-ha-LAM al-te-KHAD ke-vo-DI
- sentence
be-so-DAM al-ta-VO naf-SHI bik-ha-LAM al-te-KHAD ke-vo-DI KI ve-ap-PAM har-GU ISH u-vir-tso-NAM ik-ke-ru-SHOR
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase besodam {בְּסֹדָם | bə-sō-dām} “in their council,” fronting the social setting, followed by the negative particle ʾal {אַל | ʾal} plus jussive verb tavo {תָּבֹא | tā-ḇōʾ} with subject nafshi {נַפְשִׁי | naf-šî}, yielding a plea, “let my soul not enter.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-laleph–lamed
“God, mighty one”
In context — Genesis 49:6
In their council , do not let my soul enter; in their assembly, do not let my honor be united. For in their anger they killed a man, and by their will they hamstrung an ox.
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 49:6, so the Hebrew word אַל־תָּבֹ֣א (altavo) 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.49.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.6.W2.S1) and character.