Judges 19:23:9Judg.19.23.W9TAB
אַל־תָּרֵ֣עוּ
altareu
“do not do evil”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-RE-u
- Extended
- ahl-taa-REE-oo
- IPA
- /ʔal.taːˈreː.ʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not do evil
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ta-RE-u
- phraseyour reading level
al-ta-RE-u NA
- clause
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER a-le-HEM al-a-KHAI al-ta-RE-u NA
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER a-le-HEM al-a-KHAI al-ta-RE-u NA a-kha-RE a-sher-BA ha-ISH ha-ZE al-BE-ti al-ta-a-SU et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The phrase al-achai al-tare’u na {אַל־אַחַי אַל־תָּרֵעוּ נָא | ʾal-ʾaḥai ʾal-tārēʿû nāʾ} uses a double negative with the particle na to intensify the plea “do not do harm.”
Root and etymology
r-‘-‘resh–ayin–ayin
“to do harm”
In context — Judges 19:23
And the man, the owner of the house , went out to them and said, “No, my brothers, do not do harm, please. After this man has come into my house, do not do this disgraceful act .”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 19:23, so the Hebrew word אַל־תָּרֵ֣עוּ (altareu) 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.19.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.23.W9.S1) and character.