Proverbs 24:17:4Prov.24.17.W4TAB
אַל־תִּשְׂמָ֑ח
altismakh
“do not rejoice”
- Transliteration
- al-tis-MAKH
- Extended
- ahl-tihs-MAAKH
- IPA
- /ʔal.tisˈmaːħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not rejoice
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tis-MAKH
- clause
bin-FOL o-vei-KHA o-YIV-kha al-tis-MAKH
- sentence
bin-FOL o-vei-KHA o-YIV-kha al-tis-MAKH u-vik-KA-shlo al-ya-GEL lib-BE-kha
Exegesis
The verse presents two parallel negative imperatives introduced by the particle al {אַל־} and governing the reactions to the downfall of one’s adversary.
The first clause binfol {בִּנְפֹ֣ל | bĭ-nə-p̄ōl} ‘in falling’ with the infinitive construct and oyvekha {אֹיְבְךָ | ʾō-yê-ḇə-ḵā} ‘your enemy’ frames the prohibition tishmach {תִּשְׂמָח | tiś-mā-ḥ} ‘rejoice.’
In context — Proverbs 24:17
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:17, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּשְׂמָ֑ח (altismakh) 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.24.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.17.W4.S1) and character.