Proverbs 24:19:1Prov.24.19.W1TAB
אַל־תִּתְחַ֥ר
altitkhar
“do not be kindled or do not fret”
- Transliteration
- al-tit-KHAR
- Extended
- ahl-tihth-KHAHR
- IPA
- /ʔal.titˈħar/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not be kindled or do not fret
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tit-KHAR
- clause
al-tit-KHAR bam-me-re-IM
- sentence
al-tit-KHAR bam-me-re-IM al-te-kan-NE bar-sha-IM
Exegesis
The verse features parallel prohibitions introduced by the negative particle al {אַל | ʾǎl} ‘do not’.
The first clause employs the reflexive Hitpael imperfect titchar {תִּתְחַ֥ר | tiṯ-ḥǎr} ‘become heated’, followed by the prepositional phrase ba-mə-rē-ʿîm {בַּמְּרֵעִים | ba-mə-rē-ʿîm} ‘at the evildoers’, where the plural participle functions substantively.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-h
“to burn, become angry”
In context — Proverbs 24:19
Do not fret at the evildoers , and do not envy the wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:19, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּתְחַ֥ר (altitkhar) 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.24.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.19.W1.S1) and character.