Jeremiah 22:10:1Jer.22.10.W1TAB
אַל־תִּבְכּ֣וּ
altivkekhu
“do not weep”
- Transliteration
- al-TIV-ke-KHU
- Extended
- ahl-TIHV-keh-KHOO
- IPA
- /ʔal.tivˈkuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not weep
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-TIV-ke-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
al-TIV-ke-KHU le-MET
- clause
al-TIV-ke-KHU le-MET ve-al-ta-NU-du LO
- sentence
al-TIV-ke-KHU le-MET ve-al-ta-NU-du LO be-KHU va-KHO la-ho-LEKH KI LO ya-SHUV OD ve-ra-A et-E-rets mo-lad-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with coordinate prohibitions al-tivku {אַל־תִּבְכּ֣וּ | ʾal-tibkû} ‘do not weep’ and ve-al-tanudu {וְאַל־תָּנֻדוּ | wə-ʾal-tā-nû-dû} ‘and do not lament’, both using the Qal imperfect with negative particles to express ongoing prohibitions.
In context — Jeremiah 22:10
Do not weep for the dead, nor lament for him; but weep bitterly for the one going away , for he will not return again nor see his native land .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:10, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּבְכּ֣וּ (altivkekhu) 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.22.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.10.W1.S1) and character.