Proverbs 20:13:1Prov.20.13.W1TAB
אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב
alteehav
“do not love”
- Transliteration
- al-te-e-HAV
- Extended
- ahl-teh-eh-HAHV
- IPA
- /ʔal.tɛ.ʔɛ̆ˈhav/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not love
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-te-e-HAV
- clause
al-te-e-HAV she-NA pen-ti-va-RESH
- sentence
al-te-e-HAV she-NA pen-ti-va-RESH pe-KAKH e-NE-kha se-va-LA-khem
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prohibitive particle al {אַל־ | ’al} ‘do not’ plus the Qal imperfect te’ehav {תֶּֽאֱהַב | tĕ’ĕhăv} ‘you love’, forming a negative jussive.
In context — Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep , or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:13, so the Hebrew word אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב (alteehav) 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.20.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.13.W1.S1) and character.