Proverbs 23:6:5Prov.23.6.W5TAB
וְאַל־תתאו
vealtitav
“and do not”
- Transliteration
- ve-AL-tit-AV
- Extended
- veh-AHL-tiht-AAV
- IPA
- /vəʔal.titˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-AL-tit-AV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AL-tit-AV tit-AV
- clause
ve-AL-tit-AV tit-AV le-MA-te-A-mo-TAV
- sentence
al-ti-le-KHAM et-LE-khem RA A-yin ve-AL-tit-AV tit-AV le-MA-te-A-mo-TAV
Exegesis
The verse features a paired prohibition introduced by the particles al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ and ve-al {וְאַל | wə-ʾal} ‘and do not’.
Root and etymology
w-haleph–vav–heh
“to desire”
In context — Proverbs 23:6
Do not eat the bread of one with an evil eye , and do not crave his delicacies .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:6, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־תתאו (vealtitav) 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.23.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.6.W5.S1) and character.