ולא
Aramaic edit
Verb edit
ולא • (transliteration needed)
- to fit, to befit
- to be appropriate
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
From pausal form of וְ־ (v'-, “and”) + לֹא (lo, “no”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /waˈloːʔ/
Conjunction edit
וָלֹא • (való)
- or else
- Tanach, 2 Samuel 13:26, with translation of the New International Version:
- וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם, וָלֹא יֵלֶךְ־נָא אִתָּנוּ אַמְנוֹן אָחִי;
- vayómer avshalóm, való yeléch-na ittánu amnón aḥí;
- Then Absalom said, If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us;