Deuteronomy 19:13:7Deut.19.13.W7TAB
וְט֥וֹב
vetov
“that it may be well”
- Transliteration
- ve-TOV
- Extended
- veh-TOHV
- IPA
- /vəˈtoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- that it may be well
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 | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-TOV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-TOV LAKH
- clause
u-vi-AR-ta dam-ha-na-KI mi-yis-ra-EL ve-TOV LAKH
- sentence
LO-ta-KHOS ei-ne-KHA a-LAV u-vi-AR-ta dam-ha-na-KI mi-yis-ra-EL ve-TOV LAKH
Exegesis
Finally, ve-tov lakh {וְט֥וֹב לָֽךְ | wə-ṭōv lā-kha} ‘and it will be good for you’ functions as a result clause, where the coordinating wāw expresses a direct consequence linking obedience with communal well-being.
Root and etymology
t-v-btet–vav–bet
“good, pleasant”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:13
You shall not have pity upon him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel , and it will be good for you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 19:13, so the Hebrew word וְט֥וֹב (vetov) 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.19.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.13.W7.S1) and character.