Jeremiah 14:18:15Jer.14.18.W15TAB
וְלֹ֥א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
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 ya-DE-u
- clause
ki-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN sa-kha-RU el-E-rets ve-LO ya-DE-u
- sentence
im-ya-TSA-ti ha-sa-DE ve-hin-NE khal-le-KHE-rev ve-IM ba-TI ha-IR ve-hin-NE ta-kha-lu-E ra-AV ki-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN sa-kha-RU el-E-rets ve-LO ya-DE-u
Exegesis
The negation velo yada'u {וְלֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ | wə-lō yā-ḏā-ʿû} conveys their lack of understanding and highlights leadership ignorance.
In context — Jeremiah 14:18
If I go out into the field, behold the slain by the sword! And if I enter the city, behold the diseases of famine! For both the prophet and the priest roam through the land and have no understanding .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:18:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Jeremiah 14:18, 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 Jer.14.18.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.18.W15.S1) and character.