Judges 15:1:14Judg.15.1.W14TAB
וְלֹֽא־נְתָנ֥וֹ
velonatano
“but he did not allow him”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-na-ta-NO
- Extended
- veh-LOH-neh-tah-NOH
- IPA
- /vəlɔː.nəθaˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but he did not allow him
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
ve-LO-na-ta-NO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-na-ta-NO a-vi-HA
- clause
ve-LO-na-ta-NO a-vi-HA la-VO
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-ya-MIM bi-ME ke-TSIR-khi-TIM va-yif-KOD shim-SHON et-ish-TO big-DI i-ZIM va-yo-MER a-VO-A el-ish-TI he-KHAD-re-HA ve-LO-na-ta-NO a-vi-HA la-VO
Exegesis
The prohibitive velo-netano lavo {וְלֹֽא־נְתָנ֥וֹ לָבֽוֹא | wə·lōʾ-nəṯānô lāḇōʾ} contrasts intention and refusal, heightening tension.
In context — Judges 15:1
After several days, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson came to see his wife , bringing a young goat. He said, “I will go into my wife’s inner chamber ,” but her father would not let him enter.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 15:1, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־נְתָנ֥וֹ (velonatano) 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 Judg.15.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.1.W14.S1) and character.