Jeremiah 16:5:7Jer.16.5.W7TAB
וְאַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ
vealtelekh
“and do not go”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-te-LEKH
- Extended
- veh-ahl-teh-LEEKH
- IPA
- /vəʔal.tɛːˈlɛːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-te-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD
- clause
ki-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ta-VO BET mar-ze-AKH ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD ve-al-ta-NOD la-HEM
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ta-VO BET mar-ze-AKH ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD ve-al-ta-NOD la-HEM ki-a-SAF-ti et-she-lo-MI me-ET ha-AM ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH et-ha-KHE-sed ve-et-ha-ra-kha-MIM
Exegesis
It features a tricolon of prohibitions introduced by the negative particle al {אַל־ | ʾal} plus Qal imperfect verbs (tavo {תָּבוֹא | tā-ḇōʾ} ‘enter’, telekh {תֵּלֵךְ | tē-lēḵ} ‘go’, tanod {תָּנֹד | tā-nōḏ} ‘bemoan’), each reinforced by the conjunction ve-al {וְאַל־ | wə-ʾal}.
In context — Jeremiah 16:5
For thus says the LORD : Do not enter the house of mourning, and do not go to lament, and do not bemoan them, for I have withdrawn My peace from this people, declares the LORD—even lovingkindness and compassion .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 16:5, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ (vealtelekh) 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.16.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.5.W7.S1) and character.