Proverbs 3:24:2Prov.3.24.W2TAB
לֹֽא־תִפְחָ֑ד
lotifekhad
“you will not fear”
- Transliteration
- lo-ti-fe-KHAD
- Extended
- loh-tih-feh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /loː.tifˈħaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will not fear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-ti-fe-KHAD
- clause
im-tish-KAV lo-ti-fe-KHAD
- sentence
im-tish-KAV lo-ti-fe-KHAD ve-sha-KHAV-ta ve-a-re-VA she-na-TE-kha
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} negates the following imperfect tifchad {תִפְחָ֑ד | tip-ḥāḏ} ‘you fear’, forming the apodosis ‘you will have no fear’.
Root and etymology
p-ḥ-dpe–ḥet–dalet
“to dread, be in terror”
In context — Proverbs 3:24
When you recline, you will have no fear; and as you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 3:24, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־תִפְחָ֑ד (lotifekhad) 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.3.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.24.W2.S1) and character.