Job 13:20:2Job.13.20.W2TAB
אַל־תַּ֣עַשׂ
altaas
“do not do”
- Transliteration
- AL-ta-AS
- Extended
- ahl-tah-AHS
- IPA
- /ʔal.taˈʕas/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not do
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AL-ta-AS
- clause
AKH-she-TA-yim AL-ta-AS im-ma-DI
- sentence
AKH-she-TA-yim AL-ta-AS im-ma-DI AZ mi-pa-NE-kha LO e-sa-TER
Exegesis
The jussive prohibition ʾal-taʿaś {אַל־תַּ֣עַשׂ | ʾal-taʿaś} ‘do not do’ is followed by the relational phrase ʿimmādî {עִמָּדִ֑י | ʿimmādî} ‘with me.’
Root and etymology
Rootʿayin–shin–he
“do, make”
In context — Job 13:20
Only do not do two requests with me; then I will not hide myself from before You .
About this coordinate
Job 13:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 13:20, so the Hebrew word אַל־תַּ֣עַשׂ (altaas) 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 Job.13.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.20.W2.S1) and character.