Proverbs 26:25:3Prov.26.25.W3TAB
אַל־תַּֽאֲמֶן־בּ֑וֹ
altaamenbo
“do not believe in him”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-a-MEN-BO
- Extended
- ahl-tah-ah-MEHN-BOH
- IPA
- /ʔal.ta.ʔăˈmɛn.boː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not believe in him
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ta-a-MEN-BO
- clause
ki-ye-kha-NEN ko-LO al-ta-a-MEN-BO
- sentence
ki-ye-kha-NEN ko-LO al-ta-a-MEN-BO KI SHE-va to-e-VOT be-li-BO
Exegesis
This is countered by the negative imperative al-taʾămên-bô {אַל־תַּאֲמֶן־בּוֹ | al-taʾămên-bô}, “do not believe him,” where bo marks the person distrusted.
In context — Proverbs 26:25
Though he speaks graciously with his voice, do not believe him; for seven abominations are in his heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:25, so the Hebrew word אַל־תַּֽאֲמֶן־בּ֑וֹ (altaamenbo) 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.26.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.25.W3.S1) and character.