Proverbs 6:25:1Prov.6.25.W1TAB
אַל־תַּחְמֹ֣ד
altakhmod
“do not desire”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-KHMOD
- Extended
- ahl-tah-KHMOHD
- IPA
- /ʔal.taħˈmoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not desire
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ta-KHMOD
- clause
al-ta-KHMOD YOF-ya bil-va-VE-kha
- sentence
al-ta-KHMOD YOF-ya bil-va-VE-kha ve-al-ti-KA-kha be-af-a-PE-ha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prohibition particle al {אַל־ | ʾal} ‘do not’, introducing an imperative prohibition.
That is followed by the imperfect verb tachmod {תַּחְמֹ֣ד | taḥmôḏ} ‘you desire’, which conveys an ongoing or habitual interior action.
Root and etymology
ḥ-m-dchet–mem–dalet
“to desire”
In context — Proverbs 6:25
Do not desire her beauty in your heart , and do not let her capture you with her eyelids .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:25, so the Hebrew word אַל־תַּחְמֹ֣ד (altakhmod) 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.6.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.25.W1.S1) and character.