Deuteronomy 13:17:1Deut.13.17.W1TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:18
וְלֹֽא־יִדְבַּק
veloyidbak
“And not shall cling”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-yid-BAK
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yid-BAHK
- IPA
- /vəloː.jidˈbak/
Meaning by language
- English
- And not shall cling
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-yid-BAK
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-yid-BAK be-yad-KHA
- clause
ve-LO-yid-BAK be-yad-KHA me-u-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH me-kha-RON a-PO ve-na-TAN le-KHA ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha
- sentence
ve-LO-yid-BAK be-yad-KHA me-u-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH me-kha-RON a-PO ve-na-TAN le-KHA ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha ve-hir-BEKH-kha ka-a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with velo {וְלֹא | wə-lō} ‘and not’ followed by the Qal imperfect yidbak {יִדְבַּק | yid-baḳ} ‘it will cling,’ expressing a strong negative command.
Root and etymology
ד-ב-ק
“to cling”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:17
And nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, so that the LORD may turn from the burning of His anger and show you mercy and have compassion on you, and increase you, as He swore to your fathers.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 13:17, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־יִדְבַּק (veloyidbak) 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 Deut.13.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.17.W1.S1) and character.