Proverbs 3:11:4Prov.3.11.W4TAB
אַל־תִּמְאָ֑
altimeas
“do not reject or do not despise”
- Transliteration
- al-ti-me-AS
- Extended
- ahl-tih-meh-AAS
- IPA
- /ʔal.ti.məˈʔaːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not reject or do not despise
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ti-me-AS
- clause
MU-sar ye-ho-VAH be-NI al-ti-me-AS
- sentence
MU-sar ye-ho-VAH be-NI al-ti-me-AS ve-al-ta-KOTS be-to-KHAKH-to
Exegesis
The prohibitive particle al combines with the Qal imperfect verbs al-tim'as {אַל־תִּמְאָ֑ס | al-tim-ʼās} and ve-al-takotz {וְאַל־תָּ֝קֹץ | wə-ʼal tā-qōṣ}, forming synonymous parallelism that intensifies the warning against despising or becoming weary of divine rebuke.
In context — Proverbs 3:11
My son, do not treat lightly the discipline of the LORD , and do not grow tired of His rebuke.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:11, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּמְאָ֑ (altimeas) 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.3.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.11.W4.S1) and character.