Genesis 14:23:6Gen.14.23.W6TAB
וְלֹ֣א
velo
“lest”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /wə.ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest
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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Word in context
- word
ve-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO to-MAR
- clause
ve-LO to-MAR a-NI he-e-SHAR-ti et-av-RAM
- sentence
im-mi-KHUT ve-AD se-rokh-na-AL ve-im-e-KAKH mik-kol-a-sher-LAKH ve-LO to-MAR a-NI he-e-SHAR-ti et-av-RAM
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-lo tomar {וְלֹא תֹאמַר | wə-lōʾ tômar}, translated purposefully as “so that you will not say,” signals preventive intent.
In context — Genesis 14:23
I will not take anything that is yours—not even a thread or a sandal strap—so that you will not be able to say, “I have made Abram rich .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 14:23, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֣א (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 Gen.14.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.23.W6.S1) and character.