2 Samuel 14:24:132 Sam.14.24.W13TAB
לֹ֥א
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 ra-A
- clause
va-yis-SOV av-sha-LOM el-BE-to u-fe-NE ha-ME-lekh LO ra-A
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh yis-SOV el-BE-to u-fa-NAI LO yir-E va-yis-SOV av-sha-LOM el-BE-to u-fe-NE ha-ME-lekh LO ra-A
Exegesis
The expression ufanai lo yir·ʾeh {וּפָנַ֖י לֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה | ū-pā-nāy lōʾ yirʾēh} uses panim {פָּנִים | pānîm} ‘face’ as an idiom for royal presence, with lo {לֹ֣א | lōʾ} emphatically negating access. The narrative then mirrors with vayissov ...
The final clause ufenei hamelekh lo ra·ʾah {וּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א רָאָֽה | ū-pə-nê ha-me-leḵ lōʾ rāʾāh} ‘and the face of the king he did not see’ reiterates the denial, preserving the Hebrew idiom and emphasis on exclusion. The jussive is rendered as “let him turn” (formal) and “must go” (dynamic) to reflect the tone of royal command.
Root and etymology
l-ʾ-ḵlamed–aleph–kaph
“messenger, envoy”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:24
But the king said, “Let him turn to his house, but my face he must not see.” So Absalom turned to his house and did not see the king’s face.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:24:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 14:24, 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 Sam.14.24.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.24.W13.S1) and character.