ולא

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

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /waˈloːʔ/

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;