Zechariah 7:13:3Zech.7.13.W3TAB
וְלֹ֣א
velo
“and not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and not
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO sha-ME-u
- clause
va-ye-HI kha-a-SHER-ka-RA ve-LO sha-ME-u
- sentence
va-ye-HI kha-a-SHER-ka-RA ve-LO sha-ME-u KEN yik-re-U ve-LO e-she-MA a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The paired negations velo shame’u {וְלֹא שָׁמֵ֑עוּ | wə-lōʾ šā-mê-ʿû} and velo eshma {וְלֹא אֶשְׁמָ֔ע | wə-lōʾ ʾeš-maʿ} form a chiastic pattern of refusal, with ken {כֵּ֤ן | kēn} marking the logical consequence.
In context — Zechariah 7:13
“And it came to pass, as He called and they did not listen , so they called and I did not listen,” says the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 7:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Zechariah 7:13, 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 Zech.7.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.7.13.W3.S1) and character.