Proverbs 24:19:3Prov.24.19.W3TAB
אַל־תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א
altekanne
“do not be jealous or do not envy”
- Transliteration
- al-te-kan-NE
- Extended
- ahl-teh-kahn-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔal.təqanˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not be jealous or do not envy
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-te-kan-NE
- clause
al-te-kan-NE bar-sha-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 second clause mirrors this structure with the Piel imperfect teqanne {תְּקַנֵּ֗א | tə-qan-nē} ‘be envious’ and the prepositional phrase bār-šā-ʿîm {בָּרְשָׁעִים | bār-šā-ʿîm} ‘at the wicked ones’. This chiastic parallelism intensifies the warning by juxtaposing inward agitation and outward envy toward immoral actors, and the English translation preserves the repeated “do not” and corresponding prepositions to reflect the Hebrew’s rhetorical balance.
Root and etymology
q-n-ʾ
“to be jealous”
In context — Proverbs 24:19
Do not fret at the evildoers , and do not envy the wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:19, so the Hebrew word אַל־תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א (altekanne) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.19.W3.S1) and character.