Exodus 16:25:9Exod.16.25.W9TAB

לֹ֥א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/ˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LO tim-tsa-U-hu

  3. clause

    ha-YOM LO tim-tsa-U-hu ba-sa-DE

  4. 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 contextExodus 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.