Proverbs 4:2:7Prov.4.2.W7TAB
אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃
altaazovu
“do not forsake”
- Transliteration
- AL-ta-a-ZO-vu
- Extended
- AHL-tah-ah-ZOH-voo
- IPA
- /ˈʔal.ta.ʕăˈzoː.vuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not forsake
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AL-ta-a-ZO-vu
- 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 negative jussive is formed by the prohibitive particle al {אַל | ʾal} plus the Qal imperfect taazovu {תַּעֲזֹבוּ | ta-ʿa-zō-vû}, issuing a command against abandoning that instruction. This paratactic structure closely links the divine gift with the expected human response.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–zayin–bet
“to leave, forsake, abandon”
In context — Proverbs 4:2
For I give you good instruction ; do not abandon my teaching .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 4:2, so the Hebrew word אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ (altaazovu) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.2.W7.S1) and character.