Proverbs 6:20:5Prov.6.20.W5TAB
וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ
vealtitosh
“and do not forsake”
- Transliteration
- ve-AL-ti-TOSH
- Extended
- veh-AHL-tih-TTOHSH
- IPA
- /wəʔal.tiˈtːoːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not forsake
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-AL-ti-TOSH
- clause
ve-AL-ti-TOSH to-RAT i-ME-kha
- sentence
ne-TSOR be-NI mits-VAHT a-VI-kha ve-AL-ti-TOSH to-RAT i-ME-kha
Exegesis
A prohibitive clause follows with ve’al-titosh {וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ | wə-ʾal-ṭî-ṭôš} ‘and do not forsake’, combining the conjunctive vav, negative particle al, and Qal imperfect to convey strong prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootṭ-w-š
“to abandon”
In context — Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep the commandment of your father, and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 6:20, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ (vealtitosh) 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.6.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.20.W5.S1) and character.