Proverbs 3:27:1Prov.3.27.W1TAB
אַל־תִּמְנַע־ט֥וֹב
altimnatov
“do not withhold good”
- Transliteration
- al-tim-NA-toV
- Extended
- ahl-tihm-NAH-tohv
- IPA
- /ʔal.tʰimˈnaʕ.tˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not withhold good
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tim-NA-toV
- clause
al-tim-NA-toV mi-be-a-LAV
- sentence
al-tim-NA-toV mi-be-a-LAV bih-ye-OT le-EL YAD-kha la-a-SOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative particle al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’, which precedes the Qal imperfect timna {תִּמְנַע | tím-nāʿ} ‘withhold’, forming a prohibition.
The moral object tov {ט֥וֹב | ṭôv} ‘good’ follows immediately, emphasizing the act denied.
Root and etymology
t-v-btav–waw–bet
“good, pleasant”
In context — Proverbs 3:27
Do not hold back good from its owners when it is within the power of your hand to do it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 3:27, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּמְנַע־ט֥וֹב (altimnatov) 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.3.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.27.W1.S1) and character.