Numbers 15:39:11Num.15.39.W11TAB
וְלֹֽא־תָתֻ֜רוּ
velotaturu
“and not follow after”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-ta-TU-ru
- Extended
- veh-LOH-tah-TU-roo
- IPA
- /vəˈloː.taˈturu/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not follow after
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-ta-TU-ru
- clause
ve-LO-ta-TU-ru a-kha-REI le-vav-KHEM ve-a-kha-REI ei-NEI-khem a-SHER-a-TEM zo-NIM a-kha-REI-hem
- sentence
ve-ha-YA la-KHEM le-tsi-TSET u-re-i-TEM o-TO uz-khar-TEM et-KOL-mits-VOT Ye-ho-VAH va-a-si-TEM o-TAM ve-LO-ta-TU-ru a-kha-REI le-vav-KHEM ve-a-kha-REI ei-NEI-khem a-SHER-a-TEM zo-NIM a-kha-REI-hem
Exegesis
The prohibition wə-lō tatru {וְלֹֽא־תָתֻרוּ | wə-lō ṯā-tu-rû} ‘and not follow’ uses the imperfect to denote ongoing avoidance of covetous pursuit.
In context — Numbers 15:39
And it shall be to you for tassels, so that you will look at them and remember all the commandments of the LORD , and you will do them and not follow after your hearts and after your eyes, which lead you astray.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:39:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 15:39, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־תָתֻ֜רוּ (velotaturu) 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.15.39.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.39.W11.S1) and character.