Judges 20:16:14Judg.20.16.W14TAB
וְלֹ֥א
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ya-kha-TI
- clause
kal-ZEH ko-LE-a ba-E-ven el-ha-sa-a-RA ve-LO ya-kha-TI
- sentence
mi-KOL ha-AM ha-ZEH she-VA me-OT ISH ba-KHUR i-TER yad-ye-mi-NO kal-ZEH ko-LE-a ba-E-ven el-ha-sa-a-RA ve-LO ya-kha-TI
Exegesis
The result clause wə·lōʾ yaḥăṭ·ṭêʾ {וְלֹא יַחֲטִא | wə-lōʾ ya-ḥăṭ-ṭêʾ} indicates they would not miss, using the root for ‘to miss’ to convey unfailing accuracy.
In context — Judges 20:16
From all these people there were seven hundred select men who were left-handed; each could sling a stone at a single hair and still not fail.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:16:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 20:16, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֥א (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 Judg.20.16.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.16.W14.S1) and character.