Proverbs 21:13:6Prov.21.13.W6TAB
וְלֹ֣א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not
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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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Word in context
- word
ve-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ye-a-NE
- clause
gam-HU yik-RA ve-LO ye-a-NE
- sentence
o-TEM a-ze-NO miz-ZA-a-KAT-DAL gam-HU yik-RA ve-LO ye-a-NE
Exegesis
The verbs yiqrāʼ {יִקְרָא | yiqrāʾ} ‘he will call’ (Qal imperfect) and yēʿănēh {יֵעָנֶה | yēʿănēh} ‘he will be answered’ (Nifal imperfect), linked by wĕ-lōʾ {וְלֹא | wĕ-lōʾ} ‘and not’, present a future action and its negation, highlighting moral reciprocity.
In context — Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor , he also will call out and not be answered .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 21:13, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֣א (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 Prov.21.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.13.W6.S1) and character.