Proverbs 2:19:4Prov.2.19.W4TAB
וְלֹֽא־יַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּ
veloyasigu
“and not they reach or overtake”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-ya-si-GU
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yah-sih-GOO
- IPA
- /vəloː.jasːiːˈɣuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not they reach or overtake
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-LO-ya-si-GU
- clause
ve-LO-ya-si-GU or-KHOT kha-YIM
- sentence
KAL-ba-E-ha LO ye-shu-VUN ve-LO-ya-si-GU or-KHOT kha-YIM
Exegesis
This is followed by lo {לֹא | lōʾ} and the Qal imperfect yešûvūn {יְשׁוּבוּן | yešûvūn} “they will return,” forming the first clause under the emphasis of irreversible loss.
The conjunction ve {וְ | wə-} plus lo {לֹא | lōʾ} introduces a parallel clause with the Hiphil imperfect yăśśîgū {יַשִּׂיגוּ | yăśśîgū} “they will attain,” again negated, to underscore dual deprivation.
In context — Proverbs 2:19
All who go will not return, and they will not attain the paths of life .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 2:19, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־יַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּ (veloyasigu) 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 Prov.2.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.19.W4.S1) and character.