Proverbs 3:1:2Prov.3.1.W2TAB
תּוֹרָתִ֣י
torati
“my instruction or my teaching”
- Transliteration
- to-ra-TI
- Extended
- toh-raa-TEE
- IPA
- /toː.raːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my instruction or my teaching
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-ra-TI
- clause
be-NI to-ra-TI al-tish-ke-KHAKH
- sentence
be-NI to-ra-TI al-tish-ke-KHAKH u-mits-vo-TAI yits-TSOR lib-BE-kha
Exegesis
The noun torati {תּוֹרָתִי | tôr-ā-tî} ‘my teaching’ functions as the object of the prohibition formed by the negative particle al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ plus the jussive verb tishkach {תִּשְׁכָּח | tiš-kā-ḥ} ‘forget’.
Root and etymology
י־ר־הyod–resh–heh
“to teach or instruct”
In context — Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not let my teaching slip away; let your heart keep my commandments.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 3:1, so the Hebrew word תּוֹרָתִ֣י (torati) 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.3.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.1.W2.S1) and character.