2 Kings 17:14:12 Kgs.17.14.W1TAB
וְלֹ֖א
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
- clause
ve-LO sha-ME-u
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM a-SHER LO he-e-mi-NU ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-HEM
Exegesis
The verse employs a negative sequential narrative introduced by velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ followed by the verbs shame’u {שָׁמֵעוּ | šā-mê-ʾû} ‘they listened’ and vayakshu {וַיַּקְשׁ֤וּ | way-yaq-shu} ‘they stiffened,’ the latter in the Qal imperfect with vav consecutive conveying ongoing obstinacy.
In context — 2 Kings 17:14
But they did not listen and stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers, who did not trust in the LORD their God .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 17:14, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֖א (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.17.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.14.W1.S1) and character.