Deuteronomy 13:8:5Deut.13.8.W5TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:9
וְלֹא־תָחוֹ
velotakhos
“nor shall your eye pity”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-ta-KHOS
- Extended
- veh-LOH-tah-KHOHS
- IPA
- /vəloː.taˈxoːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- nor shall your eye pity
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-ta-KHOS
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-ta-KHOS ei-NE-kha a-LAV
- clause
ve-LO-ta-KHOS ei-NE-kha a-LAV ve-LO-takh-MOL ve-LO-te-kha-SEH a-LAV
- sentence
lo-to-EH-veh LO ve-LO-tish-MA e-LAV ve-LO-ta-KHOS ei-NE-kha a-LAV ve-LO-takh-MOL ve-LO-te-kha-SEH a-LAV
Exegesis
The prohibitions are marked by the negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ prefixed to each imperfect verb.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:8
You must not consent to him, and you must not listen to him. Your eye must not show pity upon him, and you must not spare him, and you must not cover up for him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 13:8, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־תָחוֹ (velotakhos) 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.13.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.8.W5.S1) and character.