Isaiah 19:15:1Isa.19.15.W1TAB
וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה
veloyiheye
“and not will there be”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-yi-he-YE
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yih-heh-YEH
- IPA
- /wəloː.jihˈjɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not will there be
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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-LO-yi-he-YE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-yi-he-YE le-mits-RA-yim
- clause
ve-LO-yi-he-YE le-mits-RA-yim ma-a-SE
- sentence
ve-LO-yi-he-YE le-mits-RA-yim ma-a-SE a-SHER ya-a-SE ROSH ve-za-NAV kip-PA ve-ag-MON
Exegesis
The clause begins with velo {וְלֹא | wə-lō} “and not” prefaced to the imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yi-hyēh} “there will be,” forming an emphatic negative future.
In context — Isaiah 19:15
And there will be no work for Egypt that the head or the tail, the branch or the reed can perform.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 19:15, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה (veloyiheye) 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.19.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.15.W1.S1) and character.