2 Kings 18:7:92 Kgs.18.7.W9TAB
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 a-va-DO
- clause
va-yim-ROD be-ME-lekh-a-SHUR ve-LO a-va-DO
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH i-MO be-KHOL a-SHER-ye-TSE yas-KIL va-yim-ROD be-ME-lekh-a-SHUR ve-LO a-va-DO
Exegesis
The final wə-lōʾ {וְלֹ֥א | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ with avado {עֲבָדֽוֹ | ʿăwāḏō} ‘he served him’ underscores his absolute refusal of vassalage.
In context — 2 Kings 18:7
And the LORD was with him; in all that he went out he prospered . And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 18:7, 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.18.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.7.W9.S1) and character.