Numbers 18:3:11Num.18.3.W11TAB
וְלֹֽא־יָמֻ֥תוּ
veloyamutu
“and they shall not die”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-ya-MU-tu
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yah-MOO-too
- IPA
- /vəloː.jaˈmutuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they shall 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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-ya-MU-tu gam-HEM
- clause
AKH el-ke-LEI hak-KO-desh ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yik-ra-VOO ve-LO-ya-MU-tu gam-HEM gam-a-TEM
- sentence
ve-sham-RU mish-mar-TE-kha u-mish-ME-ret kol-ha-O-hel AKH el-ke-LEI hak-KO-desh ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yik-ra-VOO ve-LO-ya-MU-tu gam-HEM gam-a-TEM
Exegesis
The clause ve-lo-yamutu {וְלֹא־יָמֻתוּ | wə-lō-yā-mu-tū} links noncompliance directly to death.
In context — Numbers 18:3
And they shall keep your duty and the duty of all the tent, but they must not approach the holy vessels or the altar, so that they may not die—both they and you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 18:3, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־יָמֻ֥תוּ (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.18.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.3.W11.S1) and character.