Numbers 23:19:12Num.23.19.W12TAB
וְלֹ֥א
velo
“and will not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and will 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
ve-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ye-ki-me-NA
- clause
ha-HU a-MAR ve-LO ya-a-SE ve-dib-BER ve-LO ye-ki-me-NA
- sentence
LO ISH EL vi-khaz-ZEV u-VEN-a-DAM ve-yit-ne-KHAM ha-HU a-MAR ve-LO ya-a-SE ve-dib-BER ve-LO ye-ki-me-NA
Exegesis
The verse begins with lo {לֹא | lō} marking categorical negation.
In context — Numbers 23:19
God is not a human that He should speak falsely , nor a son of man that He should relent. Has He spoken, and will He not do it? Or has He declared it, and will He not bring it to pass?
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 23:19, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֥א (velo) 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.23.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.19.W12.S1) and character.