Proverbs 27:10:7Prov.27.10.W7TAB
אַל־תָּ֭בוֹא
altavo
“do not go”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-VO
- Extended
- ahl-taa-VOH
- IPA
- /ʔal.taːˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not go
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ta-VO
- phraseyour reading level
al-ta-VO be-YOM e-DE-kha
- clause
re-A-kha ve-RE-a a-VI-kha al-ta-a-ZOV u-VEIT a-KHI-kha al-ta-VO be-YOM e-DE-kha
- sentence
re-A-kha ve-RE-a a-VI-kha al-ta-a-ZOV u-VEIT a-KHI-kha al-ta-VO be-YOM e-DE-kha TOV sha-KHEN ka-ROV me-AKH ra-KHOK
Exegesis
The paired prohibitions al-taazov {אַל־תַּעֲזֹב | ʾal-tä-ʿă-zōw} ‘do not forsake’ and al-tavo {אַל־תָּבוֹא | ʾal-tā-bōʾ} ‘do not enter’ employ the negative particle al prefixed to Qal imperfect verbs in parallel structure.
In context — Proverbs 27:10
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend; and do not go into your brother’s house on the day of your calamity . Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 27:10, so the Hebrew word אַל־תָּ֭בוֹא (altavo) 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.27.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.10.W7.S1) and character.