Leviticus 19:31:1Lev.19.31.W1TAB
אַל־תִּפְנ֤וּ
altifnu
“Do not turn”
- Transliteration
- al-tif-NU
- Extended
- al-tif-NOO
- IPA
- /ʔal.tifˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Do not turn
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tif-NU
- phraseyour reading level
al-tif-NU ehl-hah-oh-VOT
- clause
al-tif-NU ehl-hah-oh-VOT veh-ehl-hah-yid-deh-o-NEEM al-te-vak-SHU leh-tah-meh-AH vah-HEM
- sentence
al-tif-NU ehl-hah-oh-VOT veh-ehl-hah-yid-deh-o-NEEM al-te-vak-SHU leh-tah-meh-AH vah-HEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEY-khem
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negation particle al {אַל | ʾal} ‘not’, which governs two imperatives: tifnu {תִּפְנוּ | tīphnû} ‘you turn’ and tevaksu {תְּבַקְשׁוּ | təvaqqšû} ‘you seek’.
In context — Leviticus 19:31
Do not turn to the mediums or to the spiritists, and do not seek them out, lest you become unclean by them. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:31:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:31, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּפְנ֤וּ (altifnu) 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 Lev.19.31.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.31.W1.S1) and character.