1 Samuel 15:29:91 Sam.15.29.W9TAB
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
KI LO a-DAM
- clause
KI LO a-DAM HU le-hin-na-KHEM
- sentence
ve-GAM NE-tsakh yihs-rah-EL LO ye-sha-KER ve-LO yin-na-KHEM KI LO a-DAM HU le-hin-na-KHEM
Exegesis
The paired imperfect verbs lo yishaqer {לֹא יְשַׁקֵּר | lōʾ yishaqēr} and ve-lo yinnāḥēm {וְלֹא יִנָּחֵ֑ם | wə-lōʾ yinnāḥēm} use negation to affirm continuous truthfulness and unchanging resolve.
The causal clause ki lo adam hu lə-hinnāḥēm {כִּי לֹא אָדָם ה֖וּא לְהִנָּחֵֽם | kî lōʾ ʾāḏām hûʾ lə-hinnāḥēm} contrasts divine immutability with human frailty by linking “not a man” to the inability “to relent.” English word order retains Hebrew emphasis on divine veracity and unalterable purpose.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:29
And also the Glory of Israel will not lie and will not relent, for He is not a man to relent.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:29:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 15:29, 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.15.29.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.29.W9.S1) and character.