Jeremiah 20:16:7Jer.20.16.W7TAB
וְלֹ֣א
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 ni-KHAM
- clause
ve-ha-YA ha-ISH ha-HU ke-a-RIM a-sher-ha-FAKH ye-ho-VAH ve-LO ni-KHAM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ha-ISH ha-HU ke-a-RIM a-sher-ha-FAKH ye-ho-VAH ve-LO ni-KHAM ve-sha-MA ze-a-KA ba-BO-ker u-te-ru-A be-ET tso-ha-RA-yim
Exegesis
The negated compound velo nikham {וְלֹא נִחָם | wə-lōʾ ni-ḥām} ‘and did not relent’ deepens the curse by denying compassion.
In context — Jeremiah 20:16
And let that man be like the cities which the LORD overthrew and did not relent; and let him hear a cry in the morning and an alarm at midday.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 20:16, 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 Jer.20.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.16.W7.S1) and character.