1 Samuel 18:2:51 Sam.18.2.W5TAB
וְלֹ֣א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
ve-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ne-ta-NO
- clause
ve-LO ne-ta-NO la-SHUV BET a-VIV
- sentence
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ve-LO ne-ta-NO la-SHUV BET a-VIV
Exegesis
The negative clause velo netano lashuv {וְלֹא נְתָנוֹ לָשׁוּב | wə-lō’ nᵊtānô lāšûḇ} employs the perfect form of netan with negation to indicate refusal of permission.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:2
Saul took him that day and did not permit him to return to his father’s house.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 18:2, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֣א (velo) 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 Sam.18.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.2.W5.S1) and character.