1 Samuel 15:26:41 Sam.15.26.W4TAB
לֹ֥א
lo
“will not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will 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-SHUV
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL LO a-SHUV i-MAKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL LO a-SHUV i-MAKH KI ma-AS-te et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH va-yim-AS-kha ye-ho-VAH mi-he-YOT ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹ֥א | lōʾ} precedes the Qal imperfect ashuv {אָשׁ֖וּב | ʼă·šûv} ‘I will return,’ forming a definitive refusal.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:26
But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, because you have rejected the word of the LORD , and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 15:26, 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 Sam.15.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.26.W4.S1) and character.