Jeremiah 17:21:6Jer.17.21.W6TAB
וְאַל־תִּשְׂא֤וּ
vealtiseu
“and do not carry”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-tis-E-U
- Extended
- veh-ahl-tihs-EH-OO
- IPA
- /wəʔal.tiʃˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not carry
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-tis-E-U
- phraseyour reading level
ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA
- clause
ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hish-sha-me-RU be-naf-sho-te-KHEM ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The prohibition ve-al tissu {וְאַל־תִּשְׂא֤וּ | wə-ʾal tiś-śə-ʾû} and noun masa {מַשָּׂא | maś-śāʾ} mark the forbidden act of bearing a load.
In context — Jeremiah 17:21
Thus says the LORD : "Guard yourselves diligently for the sake of your lives, and do not carry any burden on the Sabbath day , nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 17:21, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־תִּשְׂא֤וּ (vealtiseu) 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.17.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.21.W6.S1) and character.