Proverbs 3:25:1Prov.3.25.W1TAB
אַל־תִּ֭ירָא
altira
“do not fear”
- Transliteration
- al-ti-RA
- Extended
- ahl-tih-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔal.tiˈrɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not fear
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ti-RA
- clause
al-ti-RA mi-pa-KHAD pit-e-OM
- sentence
al-ti-RA mi-pa-KHAD pit-e-OM u-mish-sho-AT re-sha-IM KI ta-VO
Exegesis
The negative command al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ negates tira {תִּירָא | tīrāʾ}, a Qal imperfect second person masculine singular expressing a general prohibition.
Root and etymology
י־ר־א
“to fear, revere”
In context — Proverbs 3:25
Do not fear sudden terror , nor the ruin of the wicked when it comes.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 3:25, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּ֭ירָא (altira) 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.3.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.25.W1.S1) and character.