Exodus 21:28:10Exod.21.28.W10TAB

וְלֹ֤א

velo

and shall not be

Transliteration
ve-LO
Extended
veh-LOH
IPA
/vəˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
and shall not be

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Result
וְ + לֹ֤א
ve + lo
velo

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-LO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-LO ye-a-KHEL

  3. clause

    sa-KOL yi-sa-KEL ha-SHOR ve-LO ye-a-KHEL et-be-sa-RO u-VA-al ha-SHOR na-KI

  4. sentence

    ve-khi-yi-GAKH SHOR et-ISH O et-i-SHA va-MET sa-KOL yi-sa-KEL ha-SHOR ve-LO ye-a-KHEL et-be-sa-RO u-VA-al ha-SHOR na-KI

In contextExodus 21:28

And if an ox gores a man or a woman and the person dies, the ox shall surely be stoned, its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall be declared innocent .

About this coordinate

Exodus 21:28:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 21:28, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֤א (velo) 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.21.28.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.28.W10.S1) and character.