Genesis 19:35:11Gen.19.35.W11TAB
וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֥ע
veloyada
“he did not know”
- Transliteration
- ve-lo-ya-DA
- Extended
- veh-loh-yah-DAH
- IPA
- /vəloː.jaˈdaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he did not know
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lo-ya-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lo-ya-DA be-shikh-VAH
- clause
va-ta-KAM ha-tse-ee-RA va-tish-KAV im-MO ve-lo-ya-DA be-shikh-VAH u-ve-ku-MAH
- sentence
va-tash-KEI-na GAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU et-a-vee-HEN YA-yin va-ta-KAM ha-tse-ee-RA va-tish-KAV im-MO ve-lo-ya-DA be-shikh-VAH u-ve-ku-MAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase immo {עִמּוֹ | ʿim-mô} ‘with him’ conveys the union, while velo yada‘ {וְלֹא־יָדַע | wə-lōʾ yā-daʿ} ‘and he was not aware’ introduces Lot’s total ignorance.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“to know, perceive”
In context — Genesis 19:35
So they likewise gave their father wine to drink that night, and the younger got up and lay with him; yet he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:35:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 19:35, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֥ע (veloyada) 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.19.35.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.35.W11.S1) and character.