Proverbs 30:10:1Prov.30.10.W1TAB
אַל־תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן
altalshen
“do not slander”
- Transliteration
- AL-tal-SHEN
- Extended
- AHL-tahl-SHEEN
- IPA
- /ʔal.talˈʃeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not slander
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AL-tal-SHEN
- clause
AL-tal-SHEN E-ved el-a-DO-no a-do-NAV
- sentence
AL-tal-SHEN E-ved el-a-DO-no a-do-NAV pen-ye-kal-LE-le-kha ve-a-SHAM-ta
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prohibitive al {אַל־ | ʾal}, marking an ethical injunction.
The Piel imperfect verb talshen {תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן | talšên} conveys habitual defamation.
The noun eved {עֶ֭בֶד | ʿĕ-wed} functions as direct object, governed by el {אֶל־ | ʾel}, linking to adonav {אֲדֹנָ֑יו | ʾă-ḏō-nāw} in construct to denote “his master.”
Root and etymology
ל־שׁ־ן
“to slander”
In context — Proverbs 30:10
Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you and you are found guilty .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:10, so the Hebrew word אַל־תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן (altalshen) 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.30.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.10.W1.S1) and character.