2 Samuel 22:38:42 Sam.22.38.W4TAB
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-SHUV
- clause
ve-LO a-SHUV ad-ka-lo-TAM
- sentence
e-red-pe-FA o-ye-VAI va-ash-me-DEM ve-LO a-SHUV ad-ka-lo-TAM
Exegesis
A negative reversal with ve-lo {וְלֹ֥א | wə·lōʾ} ‘and not’ plus the imperfect ashuv {אָשׁ֖וּב | ʾā·šûḇ} ‘I will return’ emphasizes unrelenting advance.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:38
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and I did not turn back until they were finished off .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 22:38, 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 Sam.22.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.38.W4.S1) and character.