Proverbs 4:27:1Prov.4.27.W1TAB
אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִ֥ין
altetyamin
“do not turn to the right”
- Transliteration
- al-TET-ya-MIN
- Extended
- ahl-TEET-yah-MEEN
- IPA
- /ʔalˈteːt.jaːˈmiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not turn to the right
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-TET-ya-MIN
- clause
al-TET-ya-MIN u-se-MOL
- sentence
al-TET-ya-MIN u-se-MOL ha-SER rag-le-KHA me-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prohibitive particle al {אַל־ | ʾal} expressing a command, followed by the Qal imperfect tet {תֵּט־ | teṭ} forming a negative exhortation.
The nouns yamin {יָמִ֥ין | yā-mīn} and usmol {וּשְׂמֹ֑אול | wə-śā-mō-ʾōl} operate as a merism, framing complete directional scope.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–mem–nun
“right side, south”
In context — Proverbs 4:27
Do not turn to the right or to the left ; remove your foot from evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 4:27, so the Hebrew word אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִ֥ין (altetyamin) 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.4.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.27.W1.S1) and character.