Judges 13:14:9Judg.13.14.W9TAB
אַל־תֵּ֔שְׁתְּ
alteshte
“do not drink”
- Transliteration
- al-TE-shte
- Extended
- ahl-TEE-sheht-teh
- IPA
- /ʔalˈteːʃt/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not drink
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-TE-shte
- clause
mi-KOL a-SHER-ye-TSE mi-GE-fen ha-ya-YIN LO to-KHAL ve-ya-YIN ve-she-KHAR al-TE-shte ve-khol-tu-me-A al-to-KHAL
- sentence
mi-KOL a-SHER-ye-TSE mi-GE-fen ha-ya-YIN LO to-KHAL ve-ya-YIN ve-she-KHAR al-TE-shte ve-khol-tu-me-A al-to-KHAL KOL a-SHER-tsi-vi-TI-ha tish-MOR
Exegesis
The negation particles lo {לֹא | lō’} and al {אַל | ’al} govern the Qal imperfect verbs tokhal {תֹאכַל | tō’-khal} and teshet {תֵּשְׁתְּ | tē-šteh}, conveying ongoing prohibition.
In context — Judges 13:14
She shall not eat anything that comes from the vine , and she shall not drink wine or strong drink, and she shall not eat any unclean thing. Everything that I have commanded her, she shall observe.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 13:14, so the Hebrew word אַל־תֵּ֔שְׁתְּ (alteshte) 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 Judg.13.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.14.W9.S1) and character.