Isaiah 17:8:1Isa.17.8.W1TAB
וְלֹ֣א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not
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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-e-E
- clause
ve-LO yish-e-E el-ha-miz-be-KHOT ma-a-SE ya-DAV
- sentence
ve-LO yish-e-E el-ha-miz-be-KHOT ma-a-SE ya-DAV va-a-SHER A-su ets-be-o-TAV LO yir-e-E ve-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ha-kha-ma-NIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ joined to the imperfect yishʿeh {יִשְׁעֶה | yišʿêh} ‘regard’ to form a negative refusal construction.
In context — Isaiah 17:8
He will not pay attention to the altars, the work of his hands and that which his fingers have made; he will not look at the Asherim or the sun-pillars .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 17:8, 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 Isa.17.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.8.W1.S1) and character.