Deuteronomy 20:12:1Deut.20.12.W1TAB
וְאִם־לֹ֤א
veimlo
“But if not”
- Transliteration
- ve-IM-LO
- Extended
- veh-EEM-LOH
- IPA
- /və.ʔimˈ.lo/
Meaning by language
- English
- But if not
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-IM-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-IM-LO tash-LEEM
- clause
ve-IM-LO tash-LEEM im-MAKH ve-as-TA im-KHA mil-kha-MAH
- sentence
ve-IM-LO tash-LEEM im-MAKH ve-as-TA im-KHA mil-kha-MAH ve-tsar-TA a-LE-ha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction veim {וְאִם | wə-ʾim} ‘and if’ introducing a conditional scenario.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:12
But if she does not make peace with you and instead wages war against you, then you shall besiege her.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 20:12, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־לֹ֤א (veimlo) 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.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.12.W1.S1) and character.