Proverbs 8:34:6Prov.8.34.W6TAB
עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַי
aldaltotai
“at my doors”
- Transliteration
- al-DAL-to-tai
- Extended
- ahl-DAL-toh-tai
- IPA
- /ʕal.dalˈtoː.taj/
Meaning by language
- English
- at my doors
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
al-DAL-to-tai
- clause
LI lish-KOD al-DAL-to-tai YOM YOM
- sentence
ash-REI a-DAM sho-ME-a LI lish-KOD al-DAL-to-tai YOM YOM lish-MOR me-zu-ZOT pe-ta-KHAI
Exegesis
The preposition al {עַל | ʿal} ‘at’ governs the construct noun daltotai {דַּלְתּוֹתַי | dal-tō-tāy} ‘my doors,’ situating the actions.
In context — Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates and guarding the doorposts of my entrances.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 8:34, so the Hebrew word עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַי (aldaltotai) 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.8.34.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.34.W6.S1) and character.