Job 13:21:5Job.13.21.W5TAB
אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃
altevaatani
“do not terrify me”
- Transliteration
- al-te-va-a-TA-ni
- Extended
- ahl-teh-vah-ah-TAH-nee
- IPA
- /ʔal.tə.va.ʕăˈθan.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not terrify me
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-te-va-a-TA-ni
- clause
ve-e-MAT-kha al-te-va-a-TA-ni
- sentence
KAP-pe-kha me-a-LAI har-KHAK ve-e-MAT-kha al-te-va-a-TA-ni
Exegesis
The second clause is joined with וְ {וְ | wə-} and sets a parallel request: וְאֵמָתְךָ {וְאֵמָתְךָ | wə-ʾêmāṯəḵā} ‘and your terror’ stands as the subject, while the prohibitive אַל־תְּבַעֲתַנִּי {אַל־תְּבַעֲתַנִּי | ʾal-təḇaʿăṯannî} ‘do not terrify me’ expresses a negative command. This parallelism binds physical relief (“hand” withdrawn) to psychological relief (“terror” restrained), portraying suffering as both external affliction and inward dread.
Root and etymology
consonantsbet–ayin–tav
“to terrify, startle”
In context — Job 13:21
Put far Your hand from upon me, and let not Your terror terrify me.
About this coordinate
Job 13:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 13:21, so the Hebrew word אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ (altevaatani) 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.13.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.21.W5.S1) and character.