Psalm 18:37:4Ps.18.37.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:38
וְלֹא־אָשׁוּב
veloashuv
“and I did not turn back”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-A-shuv
- Extended
- veh-LOH-AA-shuuv
- IPA
- /vəloː-ʔaˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I did not turn back
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-A-shuv
- clause
ve-LO-A-shuv ad-kal-LO-tam
- sentence
er-de-FO oi-va-Y ve-a-si-GEM ve-LO-A-shuv ad-kal-LO-tam
Exegesis
The phrase veloashuv {וְלֹא־אָשׁוּב | wə-lō-ʾā-šûḇ} ‘and I will not return’ combines vav, the negative particle lō, and the Qal imperfect ashuv to underscore unyielding advance.
Root and etymology
š-v-bshin–vav–bet
“to return”
In context — Psalm 18:37
I will pursue my enemies and overtake them, and I will not turn back until they are consumed .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:37, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־אָשׁוּב (veloashuv) 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 Ps.18.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.37.W4.S1) and character.