Jeremiah 14:11:4Jer.14.11.W4TAB
אַל־תִּתְפַּלֵּ֛ל
altitpallel
“do not pray”
- Transliteration
- al-tit-pal-LEL
- Extended
- ahl-tihth-pahl-LEEL
- IPA
- /ʔal.tit.palˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not pray
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tit-pal-LEL
- clause
al-tit-pal-LEL be-ad-ha-AM ha-ZE le-to-VA
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI al-tit-pal-LEL be-ad-ha-AM ha-ZE le-to-VA
Exegesis
The prohibitive particle ʾal {אַל־ | ʾal} ‘do not’ combined with the Hitpael imperfect titpallel {תִּתְפַּלֵּ֛ל | titpallēl} ‘pray’ creates a direct prohibition.
Root and etymology
RootPeh–Lamed–Lamed
“to intercede, pray”
In context — Jeremiah 14:11
And the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for this people for their good .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 14:11, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּתְפַּלֵּ֛ל (altitpallel) 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 Jer.14.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.11.W4.S1) and character.