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

Result
אַל + תַּ֣ + עַשׂ
al + ta + as
altaas

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Tavt as in top
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    AL-ta-AS

  2. clause

    AKH-she-TA-yim AL-ta-AS im-ma-DI

  3. 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 contextJob 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.