Numbers 20:2:1Num.20.2.W1TAB
וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה
velohaya
“and there was not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-LOH-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /vəloː.haːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there was 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-LO-ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-ha-YA MA-yim
- clause
ve-LO-ha-YA MA-yim la-e-DAH
- sentence
ve-LO-ha-YA MA-yim la-e-DAH va-yi-ka-ha-LU al-MO-sheh ve-al-a-ha-RON
Exegesis
The initial adversative velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ sets up the lack of water, followed by the perfect hayah {הָיָה | hā-yāh} expressing a sustained state.
In context — Numbers 20:2
Now there was no water for the community , so they assembled and confronted Moses and Aaron.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 20:2, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה (velohaya) 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.20.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.2.W1.S1) and character.