Deuteronomy 16:22:1Deut.16.22.W1TAB
וְלֹֽא־תָקִ֥ים
velotakim
“and you shall not set up”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-ta-KIM
- Extended
- veh-LOH-tah-KEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈloː.taˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall not set up
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' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-ta-KIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-ta-KIM le-KHA
- clause
ve-LO-ta-KIM le-KHA mat-tse-VAH
- sentence
ve-LO-ta-KIM le-KHA mat-tse-VAH a-SHER sa-NE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative particle velo {וְלֹא | vĕ-lōʾ} ‘and not’, introduced by a vav-conjunction to mark prohibition.
The Hiphil imperfect verb taqim {תָקִים | tāqîm} ‘you shall set up’ expresses a 2nd person masculine singular command.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:22
And you shall not set up for yourself a pillar that the LORD your God hates.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 16:22, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־תָקִ֥ים (velotakim) 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.16.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.22.W1.S1) and character.