Proverbs 9:8:1Prov.9.8.W1TAB
אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח
altokhakh
“do not reprove”
- Transliteration
- al-to-KHAKH
- Extended
- ahl-toh-KHAAKH
- IPA
- /ʔal.toːˈħaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not reprove
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
al-to-KHAKH
- clause
al-to-KHAKH LETS pen-yis-na-E-kha
- sentence
al-to-KHAKH LETS pen-yis-na-E-kha ho-KHAKH le-kha-KHAM ve-ye-e-HA-ve-kha
Exegesis
The instruction begins with al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ plus the Hiphil jussive tokhach {תּוֹכַח | tō·ḵaḥ} ‘rebuke’ targeted at letz {לֵץ | lêṣ} ‘mocker’.
In context — Proverbs 9:8
Do not rebuke a mocker , or he will hate you; reprove a wise person , and he will love you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 9:8, so the Hebrew word אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח (altokhakh) 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.9.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.8.W1.S1) and character.