Proverbs 22:24:1Prov.22.24.W1TAB
אַל־תִּ֭תְרַע
altitera
“do not associate yourself”
- Transliteration
- al-ti-te-RA
- Extended
- ahl-tih-teh-RAH
- IPA
- /ʔal.ti.θəˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not associate yourself
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ti-te-RA
- clause
al-ti-te-RA ET-BA-al AF
- sentence
al-ti-te-RA ET-BA-al AF ve-ET-ISH khe-MOT LO ta-VO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the negative imperative al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ governing the Hitpael imperfect titra {תִּתְרַע | tit-raʿ} ‘you befriend,’ forming a prohibition.
In context — Proverbs 22:24
Do not befriend a possessor of anger , and do not go with a man of wrath .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 22:24, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּ֭תְרַע (altitera) 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.22.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.24.W1.S1) and character.