וְלֹא־שֵׁ֥ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְלֹא־שֵׁ֥ם

   ve-LO-SHEM

   and not a name
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְלֹא־שֵׁ֥ם ל֝֗וֹ

   ve-LO-SHEM LO

   and not a name to him or for him
3. clause🔊 וְלֹא־שֵׁ֥ם ל֝֗וֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חֽוּץ׃

   ve-LO-SHEM LO al-pe-NE-khuts

   and not a name to him or for him upon the face of the street or outside
4. sentence🔊 זִֽכְרוֹ־אָ֭בַד מִנִּי־אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁ֥ם ל֝֗וֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חֽוּץ׃

   zikh-RO-a-VAD mi-NI-A-rets ve-LO-SHEM LO al-pe-NE-khuts

   his remembrance perished from the earth and not a name to him or for him upon the face of the street or outside

Exegesis

The second clause begins with a negated nominal statement velo-shem {וְלֹא־שֵׁ֥ם | wə-lō-šēm} ‘and no name,’ a verbless-style assertion that heightens the starkness: there is simply “no name” remaining for him.