Job 20:13:3Job.20.13.W3TAB
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
- clause
yakh-MOL a-LE-ha ve-LO ya-a-ze-VE-na
- sentence
yakh-MOL a-LE-ha ve-LO ya-a-ze-VE-na ve-yim-na-E-na be-TOKH KHI-ko
Exegesis
The negated clause velo {וְלֹ֣א | wə-lōʾ} + yaazvennah {יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּה | yaʿazbennāh} adds a second, parallel action: he refuses to let it go.
In context — Job 20:13
Though he spares it and does not abandon it, he holds it back in the midst of his palate .
About this coordinate
Job 20:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 20:13, 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.20.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.13.W3.S1) and character.