Exodus 16:25:9Exod.16.25.W9TAB
לֹ֥א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 tim-tsa-U-hu
- clause
ha-YOM LO tim-tsa-U-hu ba-sa-DE
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE ikh-LU-hu ha-YOM ki-sha-BAT ha-YOM la-yeh-ho-VAH ha-YOM LO tim-tsa-U-hu ba-sa-DE
Exegesis
The prohibition uses the negative particle lōʾ {לֹ֥א | lōʾ} plus the imperfect timṣāʾūhu {תִמְצָאֻ֖הוּ | tim-ṣā-ʾu-hû} ‘you will find it’, expressing future negation.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Exodus 16:25
Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is the Sabbath to the LORD ; you will not find it in the field.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 16:25, 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 Exod.16.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.25.W9.S1) and character.