Proverbs 6:35:4Prov.6.35.W4TAB
וְלֹֽא־יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה
veloyove
“and he will not be willing”
- Transliteration
- ve-lo-YO-ve
- Extended
- veh-loh-YOH-veh
- IPA
- /vəloː.joˈʔaː.vɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will not be willing
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lo-YO-ve
- clause
ve-lo-YO-ve KI tar-BE-SHO-akhad
- sentence
lo-YIS-sa pe-NE khol-KO-fer ve-lo-YO-ve KI tar-BE-SHO-akhad
Exegesis
The verse opens with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’, establishing a parallel double refusal.
Yoveh {יֹאבֶה | yōʾeh} ‘will be willing’, together with the concessive clause ki tarbeh shochad {כִּי תַרְבֶּה שֹׁחַד | kî tar-bê šô-ḥaḏ} ‘though you multiply bribes’, highlights the utter futility of repeated offerings. The Hebrew coordination and imperfect verbs create rhythmic symmetry that enforces the moral absolute against bribery.
In context — Proverbs 6:35
He will not show regard for any ransom , nor will he be willing even if you offer many gifts .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:35:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 6:35, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה (veloyove) 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.6.35.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.35.W4.S1) and character.