Numbers 30:2:5Num.30.2.W5TABWLC Numbers 30:3
לֹא יַחֵל דְּבָרוֹ
lo yakhel devaro
“he shall not break his word”
- Transliteration
- lo ya-KHEL de-va-RO
- Extended
- LOH ya-KHEL deh-va-ROH
- IPA
- /loː jaˈxeːl dəvaˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he shall not break his word
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo ya-KHEL de-va-RO
- sentence
ISH ki-YI-dor NE-der la-ye-ho-VAH O hi-sha-VA sh'vu-AH le-eh-SOR is-SAR al-naf-SHO lo ya-KHEL de-va-RO ke-KHOL ha-yo-TSE mi-PI y'a-SE
Exegesis
The prohibitive particle lōʾ {לֹא | lōʾ} plus the Hiphil imperfect ya-ḥēl {יַחֵל | ya-ḥēל} forms the negative apodosis.
Root and etymology
Rootd–b–r
“word, matter, promise”
In context — Numbers 30:2
If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath that places an obligation upon his soul, he must not treat his word as untrue; he must carry out everything he has spoken.
About this coordinate
Numbers 30:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 30:2, so the Hebrew word לֹא יַחֵל דְּבָרוֹ (lo yakhel devaro) 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.30.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.30.2.W5.S1) and character.