1 Chronicles 17:4:81 Chr.17.4.W8TAB
לֹ֥א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO a-TA
- clause
LO a-TA tiv-NE-li ha-BA-yit la-SHA-vet
- sentence
LEKH ve-a-MAR-ta el-da-VID av-DI KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH LO a-TA tiv-NE-li ha-BA-yit la-SHA-vet
Exegesis
The negation lōʾ ʾă-tāh tiv-neh-lī {לֹ֥א אַתָּ֛ה תִּבְנֶה־לִּ֥י | lōʾ ʾă-tāh tiv-neh lī} places emphasis on David’s exclusion, and the infinitive lā-šā-ḇet {לָשָֽׁבֶת | lā-šā-ḇet} specifies the intended purpose as divine indwelling. The English rendering preserves Hebrew word order and prophetic structure to maintain emphasis.
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:4
Go and say to David my servant, “Thus says the LORD : You will not be the one to build the house for Me to dwell in.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 17:4, so the Hebrew word לֹ֥א (lo) 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 1 Chr.17.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.4.W8.S1) and character.