2 Kings 17:40:12 Kgs.17.40.W1TAB
וְלֹ֖א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /wəˈloː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO
- clause
ve-LO sha-ME-u
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u KI im-ke-mish-pa-TAM ha-ri-SHON HEM O-sim
Exegesis
The verse opens with velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’, a negator preceding the perfect verb shame’u {שָׁמֵעוּ | šā-me-ʾû} ‘they listened’, emphasizing their refusal.
In context — 2 Kings 17:40
But they did not heed ; instead, they continued in their custom .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:40:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 17:40, 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.17.40.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.40.W1.S1) and character.