Proverbs 24:15:5Prov.24.15.W5TAB
אַֽל־תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד
alteshaded
“do not do violence or ravage”
- Transliteration
- al-te-sha-DED
- Extended
- ahl-teh-shah-DEHD
- IPA
- /ʔal.tə.ʃadˈdeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not do violence or ravage
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-te-sha-DED
- clause
al-te-sha-DED riv-TSO
- sentence
al-te-e-ROV ra-SHA lin-VE tsa-DIK al-te-sha-DED riv-TSO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative particle al {אַל | al} governing two imperatives in parallel: teʾērōḇ {תֶּאֱרֹב | tĕʾērōḇ} ‘lie in wait’ and tēšaddeḏ {תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד | tĕšaddeḏ} ‘devastate.’
Root and etymology
Rootš–d–d
“destructive plundering”
In context — Proverbs 24:15
Do not lie in ambush, O wicked man, for the dwelling of the righteous; do not devastate his resting place .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 24:15, so the Hebrew word אַֽל־תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד (alteshaded) 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.24.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.15.W5.S1) and character.