ולא

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Aramaic

Verb

ולא (transliteration needed)

  1. to fit, to befit
  2. to be appropriate

Hebrew

Etymology

From pausal form of וְ־ (v'-, and) +‎ לֹא (lo, no)

Pronunciation

Conjunction

וָלֹא (való)

  1. 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;