Joshua 22:19:15Josh.22.19.W15TAB
אַל־תִּמְרֹ֗דוּ
altimredu
“do not rebel”
- Transliteration
- al-tim-RE-du
- Extended
- ahl-tim-REH-doo
- IPA
- /ʔal.timˈrəduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not rebel
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tim-RE-du
- phraseyour reading level
u-va-Ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du
- clause
u-va-Ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-o-TA-nu el-tim-RE-du biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh mi-bal-a-DEI miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu
- sentence
ve-AKH im-te-ME-ah E-retz a-khu-ZAT-khem iv-RU la-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-ZAT Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER sha-KHAN-sham mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-a-kha-ZU be-to-KHE-nu u-va-Ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-o-TA-nu el-tim-RE-du biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh mi-bal-a-DEI miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu
Exegesis
Two prohibitive jussives, al-timredu {אַל־תִּמְרֹדוּ | ʾal-timrōḏū} and el-timredu {אֶל־תִּמְרֹדוּ | ʾel-timrōḏū}, form a chiastic pattern emphasizing loyalty.
Root and etymology
mem-resh-daletmem–resh–dalet
“revolt”
In context — Joshua 22:19
But if the land in your possession is unclean, then cross into the land of the LORD where the tabernacle of the LORD stands, and take a possession among us. Only do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar besides the altar of the LORD our God.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:19:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Joshua 22:19, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּמְרֹ֗דוּ (altimredu) 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 Josh.22.19.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.19.W15.S1) and character.