Exodus 23:2:4Exod.23.2.W4TAB
וְלֹא־תַעֲנֶ֣ה
velohtaaneh
“and not answer”
- Transliteration
- ve-loh-ta-a-NEH
- Extended
- veh-loh-tah-ah-NEH
- IPA
- /və.loː.ta.ʕa.ˈnɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not answer
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-loh-ta-a-NEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-loh-ta-a-NEH al-RIV
- clause
ve-loh-ta-a-NEH al-RIV lin-TOT a-kha-REI ra-BIM le-hat-TOT
- sentence
loh-tih-YEH a-kha-rei-ra-BIM le-ra-OT ve-loh-ta-a-NEH al-RIV lin-TOT a-kha-REI ra-BIM le-hat-TOT
Exegesis
The prohibition begins with lo {לֹא | lōʾ} 'not' attached to tihyeh {תִהְיֶ֥ה | ti·hyeh} 'you shall be', forming a negative command.
A parallel prohibition is introduced by ve-lo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} 'and not', combined with taaneh {תַעֲנֶ֣ה | ta·ʿă·neh́} 'you shall testify' in the context of al riv {עַל־רִ֗ב | ʿal-rîḇ} 'in a dispute'.
In context — Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow the multitude in evil, and you shall not testify in a dispute by following the majority to pervert justice .
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 23:2, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־תַעֲנֶ֣ה (velohtaaneh) 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.23.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.2.W4.S1) and character.