2 Kings 16:5:122 Kgs.16.5.W12TAB
וְלֹ֥א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
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 ya-khe-LU
- clause
va-ya-tsu-RU al-a-KHAZ ve-LO ya-khe-LU le-hil-la-KHEM
- sentence
AZ ya-a-LE re-TSIN ME-lekh-a-RAM u-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-ya-HU ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ye-ru-sha-LIM lam-mil-kha-MA va-ya-tsu-RU al-a-KHAZ ve-LO ya-khe-LU le-hil-la-KHEM
Exegesis
The paired negation velo yakhlu lehilachem {וְלֹ֥א יָכְלוּ לְהִלָּחֵֽם | wə-lō yāḵ-lū lə-hi-lla-ḥê-m} forms a negated infinitive construction expressing inability, thus emphasizing the campaign’s failure despite the siege.
In context — 2 Kings 16:5
Then Retsin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel went up to Jerusalem to make war , and they besieged Ahaz , but they were not able to fight him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 16:5, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֥א (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.16.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.5.W12.S1) and character.