Deuteronomy 14:3:1Deut.14.3.W1TAB
לֹ֥א
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
- phraseyour reading level
LO to-a-KHAL
- sentence
LO to-a-KHAL KOL to-ei-VAH
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ precedes the imperfect verb toʾakhal {תֹאכַל | tô-ʾa-khal} ‘you shall eat’ to form a prohibitive jussive clause.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:3
You shall not eat any abomination .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 14:3, 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 Deut.14.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.3.W1.S1) and character.