Proverbs 23:4:1Prov.23.4.W1TAB
אַל־תִּיגַ֥ע
altiga
“do not toil”
- Transliteration
- AL-ti-GA
- Extended
- ahl-TEE-GAH
- IPA
- /ʔal.tiː.ˈgaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not toil
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AL-ti-GA
- clause
AL-ti-GA le-ha-a-SHIR
- sentence
AL-ti-GA le-ha-a-SHIR mi-BI-na-te-KHA kha-DAL
Exegesis
The particle al {אַל | ʾal} initiates a prohibition and governs the Qal imperfect tiga' {תִּיגַע | ṭîgāʿ} functioning jussively.
Root and etymology
y-g-ʿ
“to labor; become weary”
In context — Proverbs 23:4
Do not labor to become rich; from your own understanding desist.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:4, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּיגַ֥ע (altiga) 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.23.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.4.W1.S1) and character.