Joshua 22:27:16Josh.22.27.W16TAB

וְלֹא־יֹאמְר֨וּ

velo yoomru

and not will say

Transliteration
ve-LO yo-om-RU
Extended
veh-LOH yoh-om-ROO
IPA
/vəloː.joːʔamˈruː/

Meaning by language

English
and not will say

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + לֹא + יֹאמְ + ר֨וּ
ve + lo yo + om + ru
velo yoomru

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
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Memm as in mother
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-LO yo-om-RU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-LO yo-om-RU ve-NE-khem ma-KHAR

  3. clause

    ve-LO yo-om-RU ve-NE-khem ma-KHAR le-va-NE-nu EIN la-KHEM KHE-lek ba-ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    KI ED HU bei-NE-nu u-vei-NE-khem u-VEIN do-ro-TE-nu a-cha-RE-nu la-a-VOD ET a-vo-DAT Ye-ho-VAH le-fa-NAV be-o-lo-TE-nu u-viz-va-CHE-nu u-vish-la-ME-nu ve-LO yo-om-RU ve-NE-khem ma-KHAR le-va-NE-nu EIN la-KHEM KHE-lek ba-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The negative imperfect velo-yomeru beneikhem machar lebanenu ein-lakhem chelek baYHWH {וְלֹא־יֹאמְרוּ בְנֵיכֶם מָחָר לְבָנֵינוּ אֵין־לָכֶם חֵלֶק בַּיהוָה} sets a future safeguard so that descendants will not claim exclusion from the covenant community.

In contextJoshua 22:27

Rather, it is a witness between us and you and between our generations after us, so that we may serve the LORD before Him with our burnt offerings, our sacrifices, and our peace offerings, that your sons may not say to our sons in days to come, “You have no portion in the LORD.”

About this coordinate

Joshua 22:27:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Joshua 22:27, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־יֹאמְר֨וּ (velo yoomru) 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 Josh.22.27.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.27.W16.S1) and character.