Job 19:8:3Job.19.8.W3TAB

וְלֹ֣א

velo

and not

Transliteration
ve-LO
Extended
veh-LOH
IPA
/vəˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
and not

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Result
וְ + לֹ֣א
ve + lo
velo

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-LO

  2. clause

    OR-khi ga-DAR ve-LO e-e-VOR

  3. sentence

    OR-khi ga-DAR ve-LO e-e-VOR ve-AL ne-tsi-vo-TAI KHO-shekh ya-SIM

Exegesis

The negated imperfect loʾ ʾeʿĕvor {וְלֹ֣א אֶעֱב֑וֹר | wə-loʾ ʾeʿĕvor} expresses resultant inability in ongoing terms (“I cannot pass”).

In contextJob 19:8

He has fenced in my path , and I do not pass over; and upon my pathways He places darkness.

About this coordinate

Job 19:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 19:8, 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.19.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.8.W3.S1) and character.