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

Result
וְ + לֹֽא + נְ + תָ + נ֥וֹ
ve + lo + na + ta + no
velonatano

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
Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-LO-na-ta-NO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-LO-na-ta-NO a-vi-HA

  3. clause

    ve-LO-na-ta-NO a-vi-HA la-VO

  4. 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 contextJudges 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.