Deuteronomy 23:3:1Deut.23.3.W1TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:4
לֹא־יָבֹא
loyavo
“shall not enter”
- Transliteration
- lo-ya-VO
- Extended
- loh-yah-VOH
- IPA
- /loː jaˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall not enter
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-ya-VO
- sentence
lo-ya-VO am-mo-NEE u-mo-a-VE bik-KHAL Ye-ho-VAH GAM DOR a-si-REE lo-ya-VO la-HEM bik-KHAL Ye-ho-VAH ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
The verse employs fronted negation with lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ preceding the imperfect yavo {יָבֹא | yāḇōʾ} ‘he shall enter’, marking categorical prohibition.
In context — Deuteronomy 23:3
No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the LORD ; even to the tenth generation none of them may ever enter the assembly of the LORD.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 23:3, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יָבֹא (loyavo) 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.23.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.3.W1.S1) and character.