Deuteronomy 13:3:1Deut.13.3.W1TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:4
לֹא֙
lo
“you shall not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall 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
- clause
LO tish-MA el-div-REI ha-na-VI ha-HU O el-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU
- sentence
LO tish-MA el-div-REI ha-na-VI ha-HU O el-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with the particle lo {לֹא | lō} and the Qal imperfect tishma {תִשְׁמַע | tišmā‘} to express a prohibitive command.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:3
You must not give heed to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your God is testing you, to learn whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 13:3, so the Hebrew word לֹא֙ (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 Deut.13.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.3.W1.S1) and character.