Numbers 17:10:14Num.17.10.W14TABWLC Numbers 17:25
וְלֹא־יָמֻֽתוּ׃
veloyamutu
“and they will not die”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-ya-MU-tu
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yah-MOO-too
- IPA
- /vəloː.jaˈmutu/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will not die
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-ya-MU-tu
- clause
le-mish-ME-ret le-OT liv-NEI-ME-ri u-te-KHAL-te-lu-no-TAM mei-a-LAI ve-LO-ya-MU-tu
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh ha-SHEV et-ma-TEH a-ha-RON lif-NEI ha-e-DUT le-mish-ME-ret le-OT liv-NEI-ME-ri u-te-KHAL-te-lu-no-TAM mei-a-LAI ve-LO-ya-MU-tu
Exegesis
The final velo yamutu {וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ | wə-lō yā-mu-tū} negates death, highlighting divine mercy. English reordering maintains scriptural emphasis on divine authority and covenant symbolism.
In context — Numbers 17:10
And the LORD said to Moses, “Place Aaron’s staff before the testimony , to be kept as a sign against the rebels, so that their murmurings will cease from upon Me and they will not die.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:10:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Numbers 17:10, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־יָמֻֽתוּ׃ (veloyamutu) 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 Num.17.10.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.10.W14.S1) and character.