1 Samuel 20:34:61 Sam.20.34.W6TAB

וְלֹא־אָכַ֥ל

veloakhal

and he did not eat

Transliteration
ve-lo-a-KHAL
Extended
veh-loh-ah-KHAHL
IPA
/wəloː.ʔaːˈχal/

Meaning by language

English
and he did not eat

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + לֹא + אָ + כַ֥ל
ve + lo + a + khal
veloakhal

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-lo-a-KHAL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-lo-a-KHAL be-YOM-ha-KHO-desh

  3. clause

    ve-lo-a-KHAL be-YOM-ha-KHO-desh ha-she-NI

  4. sentence

    va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan me-IM ha-shu-le-KHAN ba-kha-ri-OF ve-lo-a-KHAL be-YOM-ha-KHO-desh ha-she-NI LE-khem KI ne-e-TSAV el-da-VID KI hi-khe-li-MO a-VIV

Exegesis

The negation velo akhal {וְלֹא אָכַל | wə-lōʾ ʾāḵal} “and he did not eat” with bayyom hasheni {בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי | ba-yōm haš-šē-nî} “on the second day” sets the temporal frame.

Root and etymology

ʾ-k-laleph–kaf–lamed

to eat, consume

In context1 Samuel 20:34

And Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger, and on the second day he did not eat because he was grieved for David and because his father had disgraced him.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 20:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 20:34, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־אָכַ֥ל (veloakhal) 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.20.34.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.34.W6.S1) and character.