Deuteronomy 20:16:11Deut.20.16.W11TAB
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 te-khai-YE
- clause
LO te-khai-YE kol-ne-sha-MA
- sentence
RAK me-a-REI ha-a-MIM ha-EI-le a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-kha-LA LO te-khai-YE kol-ne-sha-MA
Exegesis
The negation lōʾ {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ directly negates the Hiphil imperfect təḥayyēh {תְחַיֶּה | təḥayyēh} ‘you shall cause to live,’ emphasizing the absolute prohibition.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:16
But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance , you shall not let live any breathing thing.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 20:16, 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.20.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.16.W11.S1) and character.