Exodus 13:17:5Exod.13.17.W5TAB
וְלֹא־נָחָ֣ם
velonakham
“{And He} did not lead”
- Transliteration
- ve-lo-na-KHAM
- Extended
- veh-loh-nah-KHAAM
- IPA
- /və.loː.naˈħaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} did not lead
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-lo-na-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lo-na-KHAM e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-ye-HI be-sha-LAKH par-O ET-ha-AM ve-lo-na-KHAM e-lo-HIM DE-rekh E-rets pe-lish-TEEM KI ka-ROV HU
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-sha-LAKH par-O ET-ha-AM ve-lo-na-KHAM e-lo-HIM DE-rekh E-rets pe-lish-TEEM KI ka-ROV HU KI a-MAR e-lo-HIM pen-yin-na-KHEM ha-AM bir-o-TAM mil-kha-MA ve-sha-VU mits-rai-MA
Exegesis
The negated Qal perfect nakham {נָחָ֣ם | nāḥām} ‘he relented’ signals divine withholding of a chosen path.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–chet–mem
“to regret; to relent”
In context — Exodus 13:17
And it happened that when Pharaoh dismissed the people, God did not guide them by the Philistine road, though it lay close by; for He said, “Lest the people reconsider when they see war and turn back to Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 13:17, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־נָחָ֣ם (velonakham) 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 Exod.13.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.17.W5.S1) and character.