Deuteronomy 22:4:1Deut.22.4.W1TAB
לֹא־תִרְאֶה
lotireh
“You shall not see”
- Transliteration
- LO-tir-EH
- Extended
- LOH-teer-EH
- IPA
- /loː tirˈʔɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- You shall not see
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-tir-EH
- sentence
LO-tir-EH ET-a-KHI-kha OH sho-RO nof-LIM ba-DE-rekh ve-hit-a-lam-TA me-HEM ha-KEM ta-KIM im-MO
Exegesis
The prohibition opens with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} preceding the imperfect tirʾeh {תִרְאֶה | ṯirʾeh}, framing a forbidding command.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:4
You must not see the donkey of your brother or his ox falling in the road and hide yourself from them; you shall surely help him raise them up .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 22:4, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תִרְאֶה (lotireh) 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.22.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.4.W1.S1) and character.