Isaiah 22:4:7Isa.22.4.W7TAB
אַל־תָּאִ֣יצוּ
altaitsu
“do not urge, or do not press”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-I-tsu
- Extended
- ahl-taa-EE-tsu
- IPA
- /ʔal.taːˈʔiːtsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not urge, or do not press
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' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
al-ta-I-tsu
- phraseyour reading level
al-ta-I-tsu le-na-kha-ME-ni
- clause
al-ta-I-tsu le-na-kha-ME-ni al-SHOD bat-a-MI
- sentence
al-ken a-MAR-ti she-U mi-NI a-ma-RER ba-BE-khi al-ta-I-tsu le-na-kha-ME-ni al-SHOD bat-a-MI
Exegesis
The negative imperative al-ta’itsu {אַל־תָּאִיצוּ | al-tā-ʾî-ṣû} forbids hastening, and the infinitive construct lenachameni {לְנַחֲמֵנִי | lə-na-ḥa-mē-nî} ‘to comfort me’ focuses on consolation.
In context — Isaiah 22:4
Therefore I said, “Look away from me; I will bitterly weep in my tears. Do not hurry to comfort me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 22:4, so the Hebrew word אַל־תָּאִ֣יצוּ (altaitsu) 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.22.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.4.W7.S1) and character.