Isaiah 16:12:9Isa.16.12.W9TAB
וְלֹ֥א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vɛˈloː/
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 yu-KHAL
- clause
u-VA el-mik-DA-sho le-hit-pal-LEL ve-LO yu-KHAL
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-nir-E ki-nil-E mo-AV al-ha-ba-MA u-VA el-mik-DA-sho le-hit-pal-LEL ve-LO yu-KHAL
Exegesis
The final clause wə-lōʾ yûkāl {וְלֹ֥א יוּכָֽל | wə-lōʾ yû-kāl} ‘and not he is able’ conveys the inevitability of failure. The English order preserves the Hebrew clause structure and the parallelism between perception, ritual action, and inability.
In context — Isaiah 16:12
And it shall be, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place , that he will come to his sanctuary to pray, but he will not prevail.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 16:12, 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 Isa.16.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.12.W9.S1) and character.