Deuteronomy 17:11:9Deut.17.11.W9TAB
לֹ֣א
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 ta-SUR
- clause
LO ta-SUR min-ha-da-VAR a-SHER-ya-GI-du le-KHA ya-MIN u-se-MOL
- sentence
al-PI ha-to-RAH a-SHER yo-ru-KHA ve-al-ha-mish-PAT a-SHER-YO-mru le-KHA ta-a-SEH LO ta-SUR min-ha-da-VAR a-SHER-ya-GI-du le-KHA ya-MIN u-se-MOL
Exegesis
The prohibition lō’ tā-śûr {לֹ֣א תָס֗וּר | lō’ tā-śûr} ‘you shall not turn aside’ uses min {מִן־ | min} ‘from’ and ha-dā-bār {הַדָּבָר | ha-dā-bār} ‘the word,’ leading to yag-gî-ḏû {יַגִּ֥ידֽוּ | yag-gî-ḏû} ‘they declare.’
Root and etymology
l-ʾlamed–aleph
“not”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:11
According to the instruction which they teach you, and according to the judgment which they declare to you, you shall act. You shall not turn aside from the word that they declare to you, either to the right or to the left.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 17:11, so the Hebrew word לֹ֣א (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.17.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.11.W9.S1) and character.