Proverbs 5:7:4Prov.5.7.W4TAB
וְאַל־תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּ
vealtasuru
“and do not turn aside”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-ta-SU-ru
- Extended
- veh-ahl-taa-SUU-roo
- IPA
- /wəʔal.tɔːˈsuː.ruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not turn aside
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-ta-SU-ru
- clause
ve-al-ta-SU-ru me-im-RE-fi
- sentence
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-U-LI ve-al-ta-SU-ru me-im-RE-fi
Exegesis
The coordinate prohibition ve-al tasuru {וְאַל־תָּסוּרוּ | wə-ʾal tā-sû-rû} ‘and do not turn aside’ employs the negative particle al with the imperfect form to express jussive prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootsamekh–vav–resh
“to turn aside”
In context — Proverbs 5:7
And now, my sons , listen to me; and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 5:7, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּ (vealtasuru) 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.5.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.7.W4.S1) and character.