Proverbs 4:13:3Prov.4.13.W3TAB
אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף
alteref
“do not let go”
- Transliteration
- AL-TE-ref
- Extended
- AHL-TEH-rehf
- IPA
- /ʔalˈtɛ.rɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not let go
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AL-TE-ref
- clause
ha-kha-ZEK ba-mu-SAR AL-TE-ref
- sentence
ha-kha-ZEK ba-mu-SAR AL-TE-ref NITS-re-HA KI-HI kha-YE-kha
Exegesis
The prohibitive jussive al-teref {אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף | ʾal-tĕ-rĕf} ‘not let go’ warns against release, which is immediately reinforced by the imperative nitzreha {נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ | nits-rē-hā} ‘guard her’.
In context — Proverbs 4:13
Grasp instruction firmly ; do not let her go. Guard her, for she is your life .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 4:13, so the Hebrew word אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף (alteref) 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.4.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.13.W3.S1) and character.