Deuteronomy 23:18:1Deut.23.18.W1TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:19
לֹא־תָבִיא
lotavi
“You shall not bring”
- Transliteration
- lo-ta-VI
- Extended
- loh-taa-vee
- IPA
- /loː.taˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- You shall not bring
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' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
lo-ta-VI
- sentence
lo-ta-VI et-NAN zo-NA u-me-KHIR ke-LEV beit Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-KHOL-NE-der KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha GAM-she-NE-hem
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prohibitive particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} and the Hiphil imperfect tavi {תָבִיא | ṯāḇîʾ}, forming a jussive prohibition “you shall not bring.”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:18
You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the LORD your God for any vow , because both are an abomination to the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 23:18, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תָבִיא (lotavi) 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.23.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.18.W1.S1) and character.