Numbers 18:22:1Num.18.22.W1TAB
וְלֹא־יִקְרְב֥וּ
veloyikrevoo
“and must not approach”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-yik-re-VOO
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yik-REH-VOO
- IPA
- /vəloː.jiq.rəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and must not approach
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-yik-re-VOO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-yik-re-VOO OD
- clause
ve-LO-yik-re-VOO OD be-NEI yis-ra-EL el-O-HEL mo-ED
- sentence
ve-LO-yik-re-VOO OD be-NEI yis-ra-EL el-O-HEL mo-ED la-SET KHEt la-MUT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prohibitive vav + lo construction in the imperfect, marked by yikrevu {יִקְרְב֥וּ | yiqrĕḇû} ‘draw near.’
In context — Numbers 18:22
And the sons of Israel shall not come near again to the tent of meeting , lest they bear sin and die.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:22, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־יִקְרְב֥וּ (veloyikrevoo) 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.18.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.22.W1.S1) and character.