2 Kings 18:36:102 Kgs.18.36.W10TAB
לֹ֥א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /lɔː/
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 ta-a-NU-hu
- clause
KI-mits-VAT ha-ME-lekh HI le-MOR LO ta-a-NU-hu
- sentence
ve-he-khe-RI-shu ha-AM ve-LO-a-NU o-TO da-VAR KI-mits-VAT ha-ME-lekh HI le-MOR LO ta-a-NU-hu
Exegesis
The direct quotation begins with the negative particle lo {לֹ֥א | lō} and the imperfect verb taanuhu {תַעֲנֻהוּ | ta-ʿă-nû-hû}, commanding the audience. The English rendering preserves verb–subject order, causal linkage, and the shift into direct discourse, maintaining emphasis and discourse markers.
In context — 2 Kings 18:36
But the people kept silent and did not answer him a word, because it was the command of the king, saying, “Do not answer him.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:36:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 18:36, 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 2 Kgs.18.36.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.36.W10.S1) and character.