Deuteronomy 15:10:4Deut.15.10.W4TAB

וְלֹא־יֵרַ֥ע

veloyera

and let not be displeasing

Transliteration
ve-LO-ye-RA
Extended
veh-LOH-yeh-RAH
IPA
/vəloːˈjeːraʕ/

Meaning by language

English
and let not be displeasing

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + לֹא + יֵ + רַ֥ע
ve + lo + ye + ra
veloyera

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-LO-ye-RA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-LO-ye-RA le-vav-KHA

  3. clause

    na-TON ti-TEN LO ve-LO-ye-RA le-vav-KHA be-tit-KHA LO

  4. sentence

    na-TON ti-TEN LO ve-LO-ye-RA le-vav-KHA be-tit-KHA LO KI big-LAL ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL-ma-a-SE-kha u-ve-KHOL mish-LAKH ya-DE-kha

Root and etymology

Rootr-ʿ-ʿ

bad, harmful

In contextDeuteronomy 15:10

You must surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all the undertakings of your hand.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 15:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 15:10, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־יֵרַ֥ע (veloyera) 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.15.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.10.W4.S1) and character.