Jeremiah 23:7:5Jer.23.7.W5TAB
וְלֹא־יֹ֤אמְרוּ
veloyomeru
“and they will not say”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-YO-me-RU
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yoh-meh-ROO
- IPA
- /vəlɔː.joˈmər.uː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will not say
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-YO-me-RU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-YO-me-RU OD
- clause
ve-LO-YO-me-RU OD KHAI-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA et-be-NE yis-ra-EL me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE-YA-mim ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YO-me-RU OD KHAI-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA et-be-NE yis-ra-EL me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The negative cohortative ve-lo-yom’ru {וְלֹא־יֹאמְרוּ | wə-lō yōmərū} forecasts the end of a traditional oath.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, declare”
In context — Jeremiah 23:7
Therefore, look—days are coming—declares the LORD —when people will no longer say, "As the LORD lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 23:7, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־יֹ֤אמְרוּ (veloyomeru) 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.23.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.7.W5.S1) and character.