Numbers 14:42:1Num.14.42.W1TAB
אַל־תַּעֲל֔וּ
altaalu
“do not go up”
- Transliteration
- al-TA-a-lu
- Extended
- ahl-TAH-ah-loo
- IPA
- /ʔal.taˈʕaːluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not go up
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-TA-a-lu
- clause
al-TA-a-lu ki EIN Ye-ho-VAH be-kir-be-KHEM
- sentence
al-TA-a-lu ki EIN Ye-ho-VAH be-kir-be-KHEM ve-LO ti-na-GFU lif-NEI oi-ve-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prohibitive particle al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ plus the Qal imperfect taʿalu {תַּעֲל֔וּ | taʿa-lû} ‘go up’.
In context — Numbers 14:42
Do not go up, because the LORD is not among you , lest you be struck down before your enemies.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:42:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 14:42, so the Hebrew word אַל־תַּעֲל֔וּ (altaalu) 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 Num.14.42.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.42.W1.S1) and character.