Proverbs 1:10:4Prov.1.10.W4TAB
אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃
altove
“do not consent”
- Transliteration
- al-to-VE
- Extended
- ahl-toh-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔal.t̪oːˈvɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not consent
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
al-to-VE
- sentence
be-NI im-ye-fat-TU-kha kha-ta-IM al-to-VE
Exegesis
The negative particle al {אַל | ʾal} marks a prohibition regulating the following Qal imperfect tovēʾ {תֹּבֵא | tō-wē-ʾ}, which functions with imperative force ‘do not consent’. This protasis–apodosis structure with its direct address underscores the immediacy and decisiveness of the warning against communal temptation.
Root and etymology
t-b-ʾtav–bet–aleph
“to consent; go along”
In context — Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent to them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 1:10, so the Hebrew word אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃ (altove) 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 Prov.1.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.10.W4.S1) and character.