Psalm 22:6:3Ps.22.6.W3TABWLC Psalms 22:7
וְלֹא־אִ֥ישׁ
veloish
“and not a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-Ish
- Extended
- veh-LOH-eesh
- IPA
- /vәloː.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not a man
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ve-LO-Ish
- phraseyour reading level
to-la-AT ve-LO-Ish khe-re-PAT a-DAM
- clause
ve-a-NO-khi to-la-AT ve-LO-Ish khe-re-PAT a-DAM
- sentence
ve-a-NO-khi to-la-AT ve-LO-Ish khe-re-PAT a-DAM u-ve-ZU-i AM
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction vav {וְ | wə-} ‘and’ with velo {וְלֹא־ | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ sets up contrast with ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’.
In context — Psalm 22:6
But I am a worm and not a man, a reproach and despised by the people.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 22:6, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־אִ֥ישׁ (veloish) 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.22.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.6.W3.S1) and character.