Job 14:2:6Job.14.2.W6TAB
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 ya-a-MOD
- clause
va-yiv-RAKH ka-TSEL ve-LO ya-a-MOD
- sentence
ke-TSITS ya-TSA va-yim-MAL va-yiv-RAKH ka-TSEL ve-LO ya-a-MOD
Exegesis
The final clause ve-lo yaamod {וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֽוֹד | wə-lōʾ yaʿămōḏ} ‘and he does not stand/endure’ uses negation plus imperfect to state the ongoing, general truth: what “comes out” does not remain. The paired images (flower/shadow) form parallelism that intensifies the theme of transience by combining fading (withered) with insubstantiality (shadow).
In context — Job 14:2
Like a flower he comes out and withers, and he flees like a shadow and does not endure.
About this coordinate
Job 14:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 14:2, 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 Job.14.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.2.W6.S1) and character.