Joshua 23:7:12Josh.23.7.W12TAB
וְלֹ֣א
velo
“nor”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- nor
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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Word in context
- word
ve-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ta-av-DUM
- clause
u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
- sentence
le-vil-TI-VO bag-GO-yim ha-E-leh ha-nish-a-RIM ha-E-leh it-KHEM u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
Exegesis
The repeated velo {וְלֹא | wə·lōʾ} ‘and not’ outlines a cumulative series of prohibitions, concluding with the Hithpael imperfect tishtachavu {תִּשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ | tîš·ta·ḥa·vû} ‘bow down’. This syntactic structure and parallel negatives are preserved in the English translations to convey escalating prohibition.
In context — Joshua 23:7
So you must not mingle with these nations that remain among you; you must not invoke the name of their gods , nor swear by them, nor serve them, nor bow down to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 23:7, 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 Josh.23.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.7.W12.S1) and character.