Proverbs 4:14:3Prov.4.14.W3TAB
אַל־תָּבֹ֑א
altavo
“do not enter”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-VO
- Extended
- ahl-taa-VOH
- IPA
- /ʔal.tɑːˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not enter
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ta-VO
- clause
be-O-rakh re-sha-IM al-ta-VO
- sentence
be-O-rakh re-sha-IM al-ta-VO ve-al-te-a-SHER be-DE-rekh ra-IM
Exegesis
The proverb uses two parallel prohibitions introduced by the negative particle al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’, each governing a jussive verb ta-vo {תָּבֹא | tā-ḇōʾ} ‘enter’ and te-asher {תְּאַשֵּׁר | tə-ʾăš-šēr} ‘proceed’.
In context — Proverbs 4:14
Do not enter the path of the wicked , and do not proceed in the way of evildoers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 4:14, so the Hebrew word אַל־תָּבֹ֑א (altavo) 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.4.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.14.W3.S1) and character.