Deuteronomy 16:5:1Deut.16.5.W1TAB

לֹ֥א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/loː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LO tu-KHAL

  3. clause

    LO tu-KHAL liz-BO-akh ET-ha-PA-sakh

  4. sentence

    LO tu-KHAL liz-BO-akh ET-ha-PA-sakh be-a-KHAD she-a-RE-kha a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH

Exegesis

The clause begins with the negator lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ followed by the modal verb tûḳal {תוּכַל | tûḳal} ‘you are able,’ establishing prohibition.

Root and etymology

m-l-ʾ-khmem-lamed-aleph-kaf

work; occupation

In contextDeuteronomy 16:5

You are not able to sacrifice the Passover in any of your gates , which the LORD your God gives to you.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 16:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 16:5, 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.16.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.5.W1.S1) and character.