2 Kings 17:14:82 Kgs.17.14.W8TAB
לֹ֣א
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 he-e-mi-NU
- clause
va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM a-SHER LO he-e-mi-NU ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-HEM
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM a-SHER LO he-e-mi-NU ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-HEM
Exegesis
The verse employs a negative sequential narrative introduced by velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ followed by the verbs shame’u {שָׁמֵעוּ | šā-mê-ʾû} ‘they listened’ and vayakshu {וַיַּקְשׁ֤וּ | way-yaq-shu} ‘they stiffened,’ the latter in the Qal imperfect with vav consecutive conveying ongoing obstinacy.
Root and etymology
k-l-ʼ
“to imprison”
In context — 2 Kings 17:14
But they did not listen and stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers, who did not trust in the LORD their God .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 17:14, so the Hebrew word לֹ֣א (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 2 Kgs.17.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.14.W8.S1) and character.