Daniel 9:6:1Dan.9.6.W1TAB
וְלֹ֤א
velo
“not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /wəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 sha-MA-noo
- clause
ve-LO sha-MA-noo el-a-va-DE-kha han-ne-vee-EEM a-SHER dib-be-RU be-shim-KHA el-me-la-KHE-noo sa-RE-noo va-a-vo-TE-noo
- sentence
ve-LO sha-MA-noo el-a-va-DE-kha han-ne-vee-EEM a-SHER dib-be-RU be-shim-KHA el-me-la-KHE-noo sa-RE-noo va-a-vo-TE-noo ve-EL kol-AM ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse opens with the negative conjunction ve’lo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ preceding the Qal perfect verb shamanu {שָׁמַעְנוּ | šā-maʿ-nû} ‘we heard’, marking a refusal of obedience.
In context — Daniel 9:6
And we did not listen to your servants , the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land .
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 9:6, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֤א (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 Dan.9.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.6.W1.S1) and character.