Proverbs 28:17:6Prov.28.17.W6TAB
אַל־יִתְמְכוּ־בֽוֹ׃
alyitmekhuvo
“let them not support him”
- Transliteration
- al-yit-me-KHU-VO
- Extended
- ahl-yihth-meh-KHOO-VOH
- IPA
- /ʔal.jitməˈxuː.voː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let them not support 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
al-yit-me-KHU-VO
- sentence
A-dam a-SHUK be-DAM-NA-fesh ad-BOR ya-NUS al-yit-me-KHU-VO
Exegesis
Finally, the jussive al-yitm’chu-vo {אַל־יִתְמְכוּ־בֽוֹ | ʾal yiṯmə·kû·wō} ‘let them not support him’ prohibits any assistance. The structure presents cause and effect, typical of Hebrew wisdom parallelism.
In context — Proverbs 28:17
A man burdened by blood will flee to the pit ; let no one support him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 28:17, so the Hebrew word אַל־יִתְמְכוּ־בֽוֹ׃ (alyitmekhuvo) 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.28.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.17.W6.S1) and character.