Exodus 21:36:9Exod.21.36.W9TAB
וְלֹ֥א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /və.ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 | |
| 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-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO yish-me-RE-noo
- clause
O no-DA KI SHOR na-GAKH HU mit-te-MOL shil-SHOM ve-LO yish-me-RE-noo be-a-LAV
- sentence
O no-DA KI SHOR na-GAKH HU mit-te-MOL shil-SHOM ve-LO yish-me-RE-noo be-a-LAV sha-LEM ye-sha-LEM SHOR ta-KHAT ha-SHOR ve-ha-MET yih-YEH-lo
Exegesis
The negated clause velo yishmerennu bealav {וְלֹא יִשְׁמְרֶנּוּ בְּעָלָיו | wə-lōʼ yišmə-rēnû bᵉ-ʿā-lāw} highlights the owner’s failure to act.
In context — Exodus 21:36
But if it is known that the bull was a habitual gorer from yesterday or the day before yesterday, and its owner did not guard it , he must pay bull for bull, and the dead animal will be his.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:36:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 21:36, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֥א (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.21.36.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.36.W9.S1) and character.