Proverbs 7:25:4Prov.7.25.W4TAB
אַל־תֵּ֝תַע
alteta
“do not stray”
- Transliteration
- al-TE-ta
- Extended
- ahl-TEH-tah
- IPA
- /ʔalˈteː.taʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not stray
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-TE-ta
- clause
al-TE-ta bi-ne-ti-VO-te-ha
- sentence
al-YES-te el-de-ra-KHE-ha li-BE-kha al-TE-ta bi-ne-ti-VO-te-ha
Exegesis
The verse employs a double jussive prohibition with al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ followed by yēśeṭ {יֵשְׂטְ | yēśeṭ} governing libbĕkhā {לִבֶּךָ | libbĕḵā} ‘your heart’ plus the prepositional phrase ʾel dǝrāḵêhā {אֶל־דְּרָכֶיהָ | ʾel dǝrāḵêhā}, forming an inner deviation clause.
The second clause uses tetaʿ {תֵּתַע | tetaʿ} with bīneṯîḇōṯēhā {בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ | bīneṯîḇōṯēhā} to depict external wandering. The parallel structure moves from mental inclination to physical action. In the formal rendering both prohibitions appear as direct imperatives ‘turn toward’ and ‘wander’, preserving the jussive force, while the dynamic version renders them as descriptive admonitions ‘following’ and ‘get lost’ to emphasize the progression of moral lapse.
In context — Proverbs 7:25
Do not let your heart turn toward her ways; do not wander into her paths .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 7:25, so the Hebrew word אַל־תֵּ֝תַע (alteta) 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.7.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.25.W4.S1) and character.