1 Samuel 20:29:211 Sam.20.29.W21TAB
לֹא־בָ֔א
lova
“he has not come”
- Transliteration
- lo-VA
- Extended
- loh-VAA
- IPA
- /loːˈvɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he has not come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-VA
- phraseyour reading level
al-KEN lo-VA
- clause
al-KEN lo-VA el-shul-KHAN ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA LA-nu ba-IR ve-HU tsi-VA-li A-khi ve-a-TA im-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha im-mal-TA NA ve-e-RE et-e-KHAI al-KEN lo-VA el-shul-KHAN ha-ME-lekh
Root and etymology
ב–א–ה
“to come”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:29
And he said, “Let me go, please, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there; and now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:29:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 1 Samuel 20:29, so the Hebrew word לֹא־בָ֔א (lova) 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.20.29.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.29.W21.S1) and character.