Proverbs 4:2:6Prov.4.2.W6TAB
תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י
torati
“my instruction or my law”
- Transliteration
- to-ra-TI
- Extended
- toh-raa-TEE
- IPA
- /toː.raːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my instruction or my law
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-ra-TI
- clause
to-ra-TI AL-ta-a-ZO-vu
- sentence
KI LE-kakh TOV na-TAT-ti la-KHEM to-ra-TI AL-ta-a-ZO-vu
Exegesis
The shift to torati {תּוֹרָתִי | tô-rā-tî} emphasizes the personal ownership of the instruction.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–heh
“instruct; teach”
In context — Proverbs 4:2
For I give you good instruction ; do not abandon my teaching .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 4:2, so the Hebrew word תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י (torati) 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.4.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.2.W6.S1) and character.