Deuteronomy 19:20:4Deut.19.20.W4TAB
וְלֹֽא־יֹסִ֨פוּ
veloyosifu
“and they will not continue”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-YO-si-fu
- Extended
- veh-LOH-YOH-see-FOO
- IPA
- /vəloː.joˈsifu/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will not continue
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-YO-si-fu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-YO-si-fu la-a-SOT
- clause
ve-LO-YO-si-fu la-a-SOT OD ka-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZEH be-kir-be-KHA
- sentence
ve-ha-nish-a-REEM yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u ve-LO-YO-si-fu la-a-SOT OD ka-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZEH be-kir-be-KHA
Exegesis
The emphatic negation velo-yosifu la’asot od {וְלֹא־יֹסְִפוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת עוֹד | wĕ-lōʾ-yō-sîp̄û la˓ă-šôt ˓ō-ḏ} combines conjunctive negation with the verb yasaf ‘to add, continue’, the infinitive ‘to do’, and the adverb ‘again’ to stress the absolute prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rooty–s–p
“to add, continue”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:20
And the ones remaining will hear and will fear , and they will not again do such an evil thing as this in your midst.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 19:20, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־יֹסִ֨פוּ (veloyosifu) 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.19.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.20.W4.S1) and character.