Proverbs 3:29:1Prov.3.29.W1TAB
אַל־תַּחֲרֹ֣שׁ
altakharosh
“do not plan”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-kha-ROSH
- Extended
- ahl-tah-khah-ROHSH
- IPA
- /ʔal.taħăˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not plan
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ta-kha-ROSH
- clause
al-ta-kha-ROSH al-re-a-KHA ra-A
- sentence
al-ta-kha-ROSH al-re-a-KHA ra-A ve-HU-YO-shev la-VE-takh i-TAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative particle al {אַל־ | ʾal} combined with the Qal imperfect jussive tacharosh {תַּחֲרֹשׁ | taḥărôš} ‘plot,’ forming a prohibition.
Root and etymology
ח־ר־ש
“to plow; to devise or plot”
In context — Proverbs 3:29
Do not plot harm against your neighbor , while he dwells securely with you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 3:29, so the Hebrew word אַל־תַּחֲרֹ֣שׁ (altakharosh) 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.3.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.29.W1.S1) and character.