Deuteronomy 18:20:10Deut.18.20.W10TAB

לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו֙

lotsivitiv

I did not command him

Transliteration
lo-tsi-vi-TIV
Extended
loh-tsiv-VEE-teev
IPA
/loʔ.tsiv.viˈtiːv/

Meaning by language

English
I did not command him

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לֹֽא + צִ + וִּי + תִיו֙
lo + tsi + vi + tiv
lotsivitiv

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tsadets as in cats
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    lo-tsi-vi-TIV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV

  3. clause

    AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM

  4. sentence

    AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM u-MET ha-na-VI ha-HU

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾēt} links the prohibition lo-tsivitiv {לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו | lō-ṣî-wî-ṯî-w} to the infinitive ledaber.

In contextDeuteronomy 18:20

But the prophet who acts presumptuously to speak a word in my name , which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods , that prophet shall die.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 18:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 18:20, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו֙ (lotsivitiv) 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.18.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.20.W10.S1) and character.