Proverbs 30:7:4Prov.30.7.W4TAB
אַל־תִּמְנַ֥ע
altimna
“do not withhold”
- Transliteration
- al-tim-NA
- Extended
- ahl-tihm-NAH
- IPA
- /ʔal.t̪imˈnaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not withhold
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tim-NA
- phraseyour reading level
al-tim-NA mim-me-NI
- clause
al-tim-NA mim-me-NI be-TE-rem a-MUT
- sentence
she-TA-yim sha-AL-ti me-it-AKH al-tim-NA mim-me-NI be-TE-rem a-MUT
Exegesis
The prohibitive clause ʾal timnaʿ {אַל־תִּמְנַ֥ע | ʾal tim-naʿ} ‘do not withhold’ is bookended by mimeni {מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי | mim-mēnî} ‘from me’, forming a chiasm that intensifies the plea.
Root and etymology
מ־נ־ע
“to withhold”
In context — Proverbs 30:7
Two things I have asked from You ; do not withhold them from me before I die .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 30:7, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּמְנַ֥ע (altimna) 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.30.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.7.W4.S1) and character.