A beautiful rule of grammar discovered by the great Malbim is that there are two words for it in Hebrew
• Aleph Tauv Vav (Otho) means only it and connotes limitation
• A terminal suffix vav means it
The examples below illustrate usage and connotation of Aleph Tauv Vav

• Verse Lv01-06b states And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut only it into its pieces. Rashi: The priest only cuts the offering but does not cut the cuts since the verse explicitly says cut only it
• Verse Lv02-06a states Thou shalt break only it in pieces, and pour oil thereon; it is a meal-offering. Rashi: The priest only breakes the matzoh offering but does not further break the broken pieces again since the verse explicitly says break only it
• Verse Lv20-05b discussing the punishment of a person who worshipped idols states then I will set My face against that man, and against his family, and will cut only him off, and all that go astray after him, to go astray after Molech, from among their people. Rashi: Although God places His Face against the person and his family nevertheless God only cuts him off, but not his family, since the verse explicitly says I will only cut him off.
• Verse Lv23-03 discussing the lighting of the Candellabrah for the entire night states Before the Ark-veil of the testimony, in the Temple, shall Aaron arrange wholly it [to burn] from evening to morning before HaShem continually; it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations. Rashi: It is arranged once to burn from evening to morning. But it would be improper to place enough oil for half the night and then come back and refill. It must all be arranged.

Note that in the first few examples the Hebrew word Aleph Tauv Vav is translated only it and indicates Do the action to the object but not to its physical parts. In the last example we have translated the Hebrew word Aleph Tauv Vav as meaning wholly it;the verse indicates Do the action (filling oil for lighting) for the entire time period, the entire night, but not for parts of it.