Numbers 16:15:6Num.16.15.W6TAB
אַל־תֵּפֶן
altefen
“do not regard”
- Transliteration
- al-TE-fen
- Extended
- al-TEH-fen
- IPA
- /ʔalˈteːfɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not regard
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-TE-fen
- sentence
va-yo-MER el-ye-ho-VAH al-TE-fen el-min-kha-TAM LO kha-MOR e-KHAD me-HEM na-sa-TI ve-LO ha-re-o-TI et-a-KHAD me-HEM
Exegesis
The jussive altefen {אַל־תֵּ֖פֶן | ʾal-tê-pen} “do not turn” introduces a prohibition, linked to el-minchatam {אֶל־מִנְחָתָ֑ם | ʾel-min-ḥā-ṯām} “toward their offering,” a construct phrase denoting purpose.
Root and etymology
ʾ-laleph–lamed
“mighty one”
In context — Numbers 16:15
And Moses was very angry and said to the LORD , “Do not turn toward their offering . I have not taken even one donkey from them, nor have I wronged any of them.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 16:15, so the Hebrew word אַל־תֵּפֶן (altefen) 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.16.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.15.W6.S1) and character.