Nehemiah 13:14:4Neh.13.14.W4TAB
וְאַל־תֶּ֣מַח
vealtemakh
“and do not wipe out”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-te-MAKH
- Extended
- veh-ahl-teh-MAHkh
- IPA
- /wəʔal.tɛˈmaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not wipe out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
ve-al-te-MAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-al-te-MAKH kha-sa-DAI
- clause
ve-al-te-MAKH kha-sa-DAI a-SHER a-si-TI be-VET e-lo-HAI u-ve-mish-ma-RAV
- sentence
zakh-RA-li e-lo-HAI al-ZOT ve-al-te-MAKH kha-sa-DAI a-SHER a-si-TI be-VET e-lo-HAI u-ve-mish-ma-RAV
Exegesis
The second petition begins with the vav-consecutive ve-al {וְאַל | wə-ʾal} ‘and do not’ plus the Qal imperfect temakh {תֶּמַח | tēm-ākh} ‘you blot out’, forming a jussive negative plea.
In context — Nehemiah 13:14
Remember me for this, my God , and do not erase my acts of kindness which I have done in the house of my God and in its services.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Nehemiah 13:14, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־תֶּ֣מַח (vealtemakh) 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 Neh.13.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.14.W4.S1) and character.