2 Kings 23:9:22 Kgs.23.9.W2TAB
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
LO ya-a-LU
- clause
AKH LO ya-a-LU ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
AKH LO ya-a-LU ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LA-im KI im-AKH-lu ma-TSOT be-TOKH a-khe-HEM
Exegesis
The negative imperfect lo ya‘ălû {לֹא יַֽעֲלוּ | lōʾ ya‘ălû} communicates prohibition.
Root and etymology
ʾ-š-raleph–shin–resh
“goddess; fertility deity”
In context — 2 Kings 23:9
But the priests of the high places did not ascend to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem; rather, they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 23:9, 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 2 Kgs.23.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.9.W2.S1) and character.