Psalm 18:38:2Ps.18.38.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:39
וְלֹ֤א־יֽוּכְלוּ֮
veloyukhlu
“and they are not able”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-YUKH-lu
- Extended
- veh-LOH-YUHKH-lu
- IPA
- /vəloːˈjuk.lu/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they are not able
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-YUKH-lu
- phraseyour reading level
e-mkha-TSEM ve-LO-YUKH-lu
- sentence
e-mkha-TSEM ve-LO-YUKH-lu KUM yip-LUN TA-khat rag-LAI
Exegesis
The conjunction velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ negates yakhlu {יָכְלוּ | yā-kh-lû} ‘they were able’, with ’od {עוֹד | ʿōḏ} ‘still’ emphasizing irreversible inability.
In context — Psalm 18:38
I have crushed them so that they were no longer able to rise, and they have fallen under my feet.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:38, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֤א־יֽוּכְלוּ֮ (veloyukhlu) 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.18.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.38.W2.S1) and character.