2 Samuel 15:26:42 Sam.15.26.W4TAB
לֹ֥א
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 kha-FATS-ti
- clause
ve-IM KO yo-MAR LO kha-FATS-ti BAKH
- sentence
ve-IM KO yo-MAR LO kha-FATS-ti BAKH hin-NE ya-a-SE-li ka-a-SHER TOV be-e-NAV
Exegesis
The negator lōʾ {לֹא | lōʾ} with ḥāfaṣtî {חָפַצְתִּי | ḥā-p̄aṣ-tî} plus the prepositional phrase bāḵ {בָּךְ | bā-ḵ} conveys denial of divine favor.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:26
But if He says, “I have not delighted in you,” here I am; let Him do to me as is good in His eyes .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 15:26, 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.15.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.26.W4.S1) and character.