2 Kings 13:23:122 Kgs.13.23.W12TAB
וְלֹ֤א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /wəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO a-VA
- clause
ve-LO a-VA ha-she-khi-TAM ve-lo-hish-li-KHAM me-al-pa-NAIV ad-a-TA
- sentence
va-YAA-khan ye-ho-VAH o-TAM va-ye-ra-kha-MEM va-yi-FEN a-lei-HEM le-MA-an be-ri-TO et-a-vra-HAM yits-KHAK ve-ya-a-KOV ve-LO a-VA ha-she-khi-TAM ve-lo-hish-li-KHAM me-al-pa-NAIV ad-a-TA
Exegesis
The paired negatives velo {וְלֹ֤א | wə-lōʾ} + avah {אָבָה֙ | ʾā-vāh} in Qal perfect denote unwillingness, while the Hiphil perfect velo-hishlikham {וְלֹֽא־הִשְׁלִיכָ֥ם | wə-lōʾ-hish-li-kām} intensifies refusal to expel them.
In context — 2 Kings 13:23
And the LORD was gracious to them, showed them compassion, and turned toward them for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them or to cast them from His presence up to this day.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 13:23, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֤א (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 2 Kgs.13.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.23.W12.S1) and character.