Leviticus 26:21:4Lev.26.21.W4TAB
וְלֹ֥א
vehlo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- veh-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /və.ˈloː/
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
veh-LO
- phraseyour reading level
veh-LO toh-VOO
- clause
veh-im-tel-KHOO ihm-MEE KE-ri veh-LO toh-VOO lish-MO-ah LI
- sentence
veh-im-tel-KHOO ihm-MEE KE-ri veh-LO toh-VOO lish-MO-ah LI veh-ya-SAF-ti ah-LEI-khem ma-KAH SHE-va keh-kha-toh-TEE-khem
Exegesis
The sequence velo toavvu lishmoa li {וְלֹא תֹאבּוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ לִי | wə-lōʾ tōʾabbū lišmōaʿ lî} ‘and are not willing to listen to me’ uses a negated imperfect plus infinitive construct to express stubborn refusal.
In context — Leviticus 26:21
And if you walk with Me in hostility , and are not willing to listen to Me, then I will add upon you a blow seven times according to your sins.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 26:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 26:21, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֥א (vehlo) 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.26.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.26.21.W4.S1) and character.