Leviticus 19:17:7Lev.19.17.W7TAB
וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א
velotissa
“not bear”
- Transliteration
- ve-lo-tis-SA
- Extended
- veh-loh-tis-SAA
- IPA
- /vəloː.tisˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not bear
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lo-tis-SA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lo-tis-SA a-LA-yv
- clause
ho-KHE-akh to-KHI-akh et-a-mi-TE-kha ve-lo-tis-SA a-LA-yv KHET
- sentence
lo-tis-NA et-a-KHI-kha bil-va-VE-kha ho-KHE-akh to-KHI-akh et-a-mi-TE-kha ve-lo-tis-SA a-LA-yv KHET
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prohibitive particle lo {לֹא | lō} plus the Qal imperfect verb tisna {תִשְׂנָא | tiś-nāʼ}, creating an internal prohibition against hating one’s brother aḥîkha {אָחִיךָ | ʾaḥî-ḵā} in bilvavekha {בִּלְבָבֶךָ | bil-vā-vé-kā}.
The conjunction ve-lō {וְלֹא־ | wə-lō} plus Qal imperfect tissa {תִשָּׂא | tiś-sāʼ} with ʿalav {עָלָיו | ʿā-lāy-w} and ḥēt {חֵטְא | ḥê-ṭāʼ} signals the consequence of failing to rebuke—bearing sin oneself—emphasizing communal accountability and emotional integrity.
In context — Leviticus 19:17
You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your neighbor , and you shall not bear sin because of him.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 19:17, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א (velotissa) 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 Lev.19.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.17.W7.S1) and character.