Jeremiah 15:20:9Jer.15.20.W9TAB
וְלֹא־י֣וּכְלוּ
veloyukhelu
“but they will not be able”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-YU-khe-LU
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yoo-kheh-LOO
- IPA
- /vəlɔː.juːxəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but they will not be able
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-YU-khe-LU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-YU-khe-LU LAKH
- clause
u-ne-ta-TI-kha la-AM ha-ZE le-kho-MAT ne-KHO-shet be-tsu-RA ve-nil-kha-MU e-LE-kha ve-LO-YU-khe-LU LAKH
- sentence
u-ne-ta-TI-kha la-AM ha-ZE le-kho-MAT ne-KHO-shet be-tsu-RA ve-nil-kha-MU e-LE-kha ve-LO-YU-khe-LU LAKH KI-it-te-KHA a-NI le-ho-shi-A-kha u-le-ha-tsi-LE-kha ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinated verbs ve-nilchamu elekha velo-yuchlu lakh {וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ אֵלֶיךָ וְלֹא־יוּכְלוּ לָךְ | wə-nil-ḥă-mū ʾê-le-ḵā wə-lō yū-ḵə-lū lā-ḵ} form a chiastic parallelism highlighting both aggression and certain failure.
In context — Jeremiah 15:20
And I will make you a fortified wall of bronze for this people; they will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you, for I am with you to save you and to deliver you, says the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 15:20, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־י֣וּכְלוּ (veloyukhelu) 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.15.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.20.W9.S1) and character.