1 Chronicles 21:30:11 Chr.21.30.W1TAB
וְלֹא־יָכֹ֥ל
veloyakhol
“and not he was able”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-YA-khol
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yaa-KHOHL
- IPA
- /vəlɔː.jaˈxɔl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not he was able
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-YA-khol
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-YA-khol da-VID
- clause
ve-LO-YA-khol da-VID la-LE-khet le-fa-NAV li-de-ROSH e-lo-HIM
- sentence
ve-LO-YA-khol da-VID la-LE-khet le-fa-NAV li-de-ROSH e-lo-HIM KI niv-AT mip-ne KHE-rev mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative result clause velo yakhol {וְלֹא־יָכֹ֥ל | wə·lō yā·ḵōl} ‘was not able,’ which frames David’s incapacity.
Root and etymology
y-k-lyod–kaf–lamed
“to have ability”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:30
But David was not able to go before it to inquire of God , because he was terrified by the sword of the angel of the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 21:30, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־יָכֹ֥ל (veloyakhol) 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 1 Chr.21.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.30.W1.S1) and character.