1 Kings 14:8:71 Kgs.14.8.W7TAB
וְלֹֽא־הָיִ֜יתָ
velohayita
“and not you were”
- Transliteration
- ve-lo-ha-YI-ta
- Extended
- veh-loh-hah-YEE-tah
- IPA
- /vəloː.haːˈjiː.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not you were
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lo-ha-YI-ta
- clause
ve-lo-ha-YI-ta ke-av-DI da-VID a-SHER sha-MAR mits-vo-TAI va-a-sher-ha-LAKH a-kha-RAI be-khol-le-va-VO la-a-SOT RAK ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NAI
- sentence
va-ek-RA et-ha-mam-la-KHA mi-BET da-VID va-et-te-NE-ha LAKH ve-lo-ha-YI-ta ke-av-DI da-VID a-SHER sha-MAR mits-vo-TAI va-a-sher-ha-LAKH a-kha-RAI be-khol-le-va-VO la-a-SOT RAK ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NAI
Exegesis
The negative clause wə-lōhāyītā {וְלֹֽא־הָיִ֜יתָ | wə-lōhāyītā} creates a sharp contrast between the addressee and David.
In context — 1 Kings 14:8
And I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and who walked after Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 14:8, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־הָיִ֜יתָ (velohayita) 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 Kgs.14.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.8.W7.S1) and character.