Proverbs 25:6:1Prov.25.6.W1TAB
אַל־תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר
altithaddar
“do not honor yourself”
- Transliteration
- al-tit-had-DAR
- Extended
- ahl-tihth-hahd-DAR
- IPA
- /ʔal.tit.hadˈdaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not honor yourself
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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-had-DAR
- clause
al-tit-had-DAR lif-NEI-ME-lekh
- sentence
al-tit-had-DAR lif-NEI-ME-lekh u-vim-KOM ge-do-LIM al-ta-a-MOD
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative particle al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’, immediately introducing an imperative prohibition.
The reflexive Hitpael imperfect verb titehaddar {תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר | tittĕhaddār} ‘make yourself honorable’ denotes self-directed action.
The repeated prohibition al taʿāmoḏ {אַל תַּעֲמֹד | ʾal taʿāmoḏ} ‘do not stand’ reinforces restraint. The Hebrew parallelism and repetition inform the translation’s retention of the twofold negative imperative and emphasize deference to authority.
In context — Proverbs 25:6
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king , and do not stand in the place of great men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:6, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר (altithaddar) 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.25.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.6.W1.S1) and character.