Deuteronomy 23:17:1Deut.23.17.W1TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:18
לֹא־תִהְיֶה
lotihyeh
“There shall not be”
- Transliteration
- lo-ti-HYEH
- Extended
- loh-tee-HYEH
- IPA
- /loː.tiˈhjeh/
Meaning by language
- English
- There shall not be
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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-ti-HYEH
- sentence
lo-ti-HYEH ke-dei-SHAH mib-NOT yis-ra-EL ve-lo-yi-HYEH ka-DESH mib-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse features a Hebrew prohibition with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} preceding the imperfect verbs tîhyeh {תִהְיֶה | tîhyēh} and yîhyeh {יִהְיֶה | yîhyēh}, marking absolute ban.
In context — Deuteronomy 23:17
There shall be no female cult prostitute among the daughters of Israel, and there shall be no male cult prostitute among the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 23:17, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תִהְיֶה (lotihyeh) 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.23.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.17.W1.S1) and character.