Genesis 45:3:9Gen.45.3.W9PAT
וְלֹֽא־יָכְל֤וּ
veloyakhlu
“{They} could not”
- Transliteration
- ve-lo-yakh-LU
- Extended
- veh-loh-yahkh-LOO
- IPA
- /wə.loː.jaːx.ˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} could not
- French
- {Ils} ne purent
- Spanish
- {Ellos} no pudieron
- Portuguese
- {Eles} não puderam
- German
- {Sie} konnten nicht
- Russian
- {Они} не могли
- Arabic-Simplified
- ولم يقدر
- Hindi
- {वे} न सके
- Chinese-Simplified
- {他们}不能
- Korean
- {그들은} 할 수 없었다
- Indonesian
- {Mereka} tidak dapat
- Bengali
- {তারা} পারল না
- Tagalog
- at hindi nakayanan
- Swahili
- {Wao} hawakuweza
- Amharic
- {እነርሱ} አልቻሉም
- Yoruba
- {Wọn} kò lè
- Igbo
- {Ha} enweghị ike
- Twi
- {Wɔn} antumi
- Ewe
- {Wo} mate ŋu o
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-yakh-LU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lo-yakh-LU e-KHAIV
- clause
ve-lo-yakh-LU e-KHAIV la-a-NOT o-TO KI niv-ha-LU mip-pa-NAIV
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-SEF el-e-KHAIV a-NI yo-SEF ha-OD a-VI KHAI ve-lo-yakh-LU e-KHAIV la-a-NOT o-TO KI niv-ha-LU mip-pa-NAIV
In context — Genesis 45:3
{He} said Joseph to his brothers I Joseph still my father alive {They} could not his brothers answer him for they were dismayed before him
About this coordinate
Genesis 45:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 45:3, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־יָכְל֤וּ (veloyakhlu) 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 Gen.45.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.45.3.W9.S1) and character.