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

Result
וְ + לֹא + נָ + חָ֣ם
ve + lo + na + kham
velonakham

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-lo-na-KHAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-lo-na-KHAM e-lo-HIM

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextExodus 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.