1 Samuel 23:17:51 Sam.23.17.W5TAB
לֹ֤א
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
KI LO tim-tse-a-KHA
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV al-ti-RA KI LO tim-tse-a-KHA YAD sha-UL a-VI ve-a-TA tim-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL ve-a-no-KHI e-he-YE-le-KHA
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV al-ti-RA KI LO tim-tse-a-KHA YAD sha-UL a-VI ve-a-TA tim-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL ve-a-no-KHI e-he-YE-le-KHA le-mish-NE ve-gam-sha-UL a-VI yo-DE-a KEN
Exegesis
A causal clause follows, introduced by ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’, where lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ plus the imperfect timtza’akhā {תִמְצָאֲךָ | tim-zā-’ă-ḵā} ‘will find you’ denies any threat from Saul’s locus of agency.
Root and etymology
l-ʼ-klamed–aleph–kaf
“to send as an agent”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:17
He said to him, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul’s hand will not find you. You will reign over Israel, and I will be your second . Even my father Saul knows this.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 23:17, so the Hebrew word לֹ֤א (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.23.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.17.W5.S1) and character.