Isaiah 16:3:14Isa.16.3.W14TAB
אַל־תְּגַלִּֽי׃
altegalli
“do not reveal”
- Transliteration
- al-te-gal-LI
- Extended
- ahl-teh-gahl-LEE
- IPA
- /ʔal.tə.ɣalˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not reveal
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
al-te-gal-LI
- clause
sat-re-RI nid-da-KHIM no-DED al-te-gal-LI
- sentence
ha-vi-U ha-VI-i E-tsa a-SU pe-li-LA SHI-ti kha-la-YIL tsi-LEKH be-TOKH tsa-ho-ra-YIM sat-re-RI nid-da-KHIM no-DED al-te-gal-LI
Exegesis
The final Piel imperative satri {סַתְּרִי֙ | sat-tĕ-rî} ‘hide’ and the prohibitive altegalli {אַל־תְּגַלִּֽי | ʾal-tĕ-gal-lî} ‘do not reveal’ create an inclusio with the nouns niddachim {נִדָּחִ֔ים | nĭd-dā-ḥîm} ‘outcasts’ and noded {נֹדֵ֖ד | nō-ḏêḏ} ‘wanderer,’ underscoring the ethical imperative to protect the vulnerable.
In context — Isaiah 16:3
Bring counsel, render judgment ; set your shadow like night in the middle of noon; hide the outcasts, and do not reveal the wanderer.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Isaiah 16:3, so the Hebrew word אַל־תְּגַלִּֽי׃ (altegalli) 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 Isa.16.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.3.W14.S1) and character.