Jeremiah 17:27:1Jer.17.27.W1TAB
וְאִם־לֹ֨א
veimlo
“and if not”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-LO
- Extended
- veh-ihm-LOH
- IPA
- /vəʔimˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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-im-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-LO tish-me-U
- clause
ve-im-LO tish-me-U e-LAI le-kad-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT u-le-vil-TI se-ET ma-SA u-VO be-sha-a-RE ye-ru-sha-LIM be-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- sentence
ve-im-LO tish-me-U e-LAI le-kad-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT u-le-vil-TI se-ET ma-SA u-VO be-sha-a-RE ye-ru-sha-LIM be-YOM ha-sha-BAT ve-hit-TSAT-ti ESH bi-she-a-RE-ha ve-AKH-la ar-me-NOT ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-LO tikh-BE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional conjunction ve’im {וְאִם־ | wə-’im} “if” combined with the negative lo {לֹא | lō}, establishing a protasis.
In context — Jeremiah 17:27
But if you do not listen to Me to sanctify the Sabbath day and do not carry a burden or enter through the gates of Jerusalem on that day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it will not be quenched.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 17:27, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־לֹ֨א (veimlo) 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.17.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.27.W1.S1) and character.