1 Kings 15:14:21 Kgs.15.14.W2TAB
לֹא־סָ֑רוּ
losaru
“were not removed”
- Transliteration
- lo-SA-ru
- Extended
- loh-SAA-roo
- IPA
- /loː.saˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were not removed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
lo-SA-ru
- clause
ve-ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru
- sentence
ve-ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM im-Ye-ho-VAH kol-ya-MAV
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} negates saru {סָ֑רוּ | sā-rū}, while the restrictive particle rak {רַ֣ק | raq} sets up a contrast with Asa’s devotion.
In context — 1 Kings 15:14
Yet the high places were not removed; however, Asa’s heart was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 15:14, so the Hebrew word לֹא־סָ֑רוּ (losaru) 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 Kgs.15.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.14.W2.S1) and character.