2 Kings 17:38:42 Kgs.17.38.W4TAB
לֹ֣א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /loː/
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 tish-ke-KHA-khu
- clause
ve-hab-be-RIT a-sher-ka-RAT-ti it-te-KHEM LO tish-ke-KHA-khu
- sentence
ve-hab-be-RIT a-sher-ka-RAT-ti it-te-KHEM LO tish-ke-KHA-khu ve-LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
Exegesis
The verse employs parallel negatives with lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ preceding the imperfect verbs tishkechu {תִשְׁכָּחוּ | tiškāḥû} ‘you will forget’ and tirʾu {תִֽירְא֖וּ | tīrʾû} ‘you will fear,’ marking ongoing prohibitions.
Root and etymology
k-l-ʼ
“to imprison”
In context — 2 Kings 17:38
And the covenant which I made with you, you shall not forget ; and you shall not fear other gods.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 17:38, 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.17.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.38.W4.S1) and character.