Deuteronomy 19:13:1Deut.19.13.W1TAB
לֹא־תָח֥וֹ
lotakhos
“You shall not show pity”
- Transliteration
- LO-ta-KHOS
- Extended
- LOH-ta-KHOHS
- IPA
- /loː.taˈxoːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- You shall not show pity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-ta-KHOS
- phraseyour reading level
LO-ta-KHOS ei-ne-KHA
- clause
LO-ta-KHOS ei-ne-KHA a-LAV
- sentence
LO-ta-KHOS ei-ne-KHA a-LAV u-vi-AR-ta dam-ha-na-KI mi-yis-ra-EL ve-TOV LAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prohibitive imperfect form lotachos {לֹא־תָח֥וֹס | lō-tā-ḥōs} ‘you shall not have pity’, where the negative particle lō is prefixed to the verb, underscoring an absolute ban on leniency.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:13
You shall not have pity upon him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel , and it will be good for you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 19:13, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תָח֥וֹ (lotakhos) 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.19.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.13.W1.S1) and character.