Proverbs 30:6:1Prov.30.6.W1TAB
אַל־תּ֥וֹסְףְּ
altosef
“do not add”
- Transliteration
- al-to-SEF
- Extended
- ahl-toh-SEHF
- IPA
- /ʔal.toːˈsef/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not add
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-to-SEF
- clause
al-to-SEF al-de-va-RAV
- sentence
al-to-SEF al-de-va-RAV pen-yo-KHI-akh be-KHA ve-nikh-ZAV-ta
Exegesis
The clause begins with the prohibitive particle al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ coupled with the Qal imperfect tosep {תּ֥וֹסְףְּ | tōsēp̄} ‘add’ in jussive force, forming a direct prohibition.
Root and etymology
יסף
“to add, increase”
In context — Proverbs 30:6
Do not add to His words , or He will rebuke you, and you will be found a liar.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:6, so the Hebrew word אַל־תּ֥וֹסְףְּ (altosef) 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.30.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.6.W1.S1) and character.