Judges 18:25:4Judg.18.25.W4TAB
אַל־תַּשְׁמַ֥ע
altashma
“do not let be heard”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-shMA
- Extended
- ahl-tah-shMA
- IPA
- /ʔal.tɑʃˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not let be heard
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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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
al-ta-shMA
- phraseyour reading level
al-ta-shMA kol-KHA
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru e-LAV be-NEI-DAN al-ta-shMA kol-KHA im-MA-nu
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru e-LAV be-NEI-DAN al-ta-shMA kol-KHA im-MA-nu pen-yif-ge-U va-KHEM a-na-SHIM ma-REI NE-fesh ve-a-saf-TA naf-she-KHA ve-NE-fesh BEI-te-KHA
Exegesis
The prohibition clause is expressed by the negative particle al{אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ plus the Qal imperfect tashma{תַּשְׁמַע | tašmaʿ} ‘you let hear’, taking qolekha{קוֹלְךָ | qōlḵā} ‘your voice’ as its object.
In context — Judges 18:25
The sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, or embittered souls may rush upon you, and you will lose your life and the life of your household.”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 18:25, so the Hebrew word אַל־תַּשְׁמַ֥ע (altashma) 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.18.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.25.W4.S1) and character.