Exodus 19:13:1Exod.19.13.W1TAB
לֹא־תִגַּ֨ע
lotiga
“shall not touch”
- Transliteration
- lo-ti-GA
- Extended
- loh-tih-GAAH
- IPA
- /loː.tiˈgaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall not touch
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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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
lo-ti-GA
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ti-GA BO
- clause
lo-ti-GA BO YAD ki-sa-KOL yis-sa-KEL o-ya-RO yi-ya-RE im-be-HE-MAH im-ISH LO yikh-YE
- sentence
lo-ti-GA BO YAD ki-sa-KOL yis-sa-KEL o-ya-RO yi-ya-RE im-be-HE-MAH im-ISH LO yikh-YE bim-SHOKH ha-yo-VEL HEM-ma ya-e-LU va-HAR
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prohibitive construction lo tigga {לֹא־תִגַּ֨ע | lōʾ-tig-gaʿ} ‘No hand shall touch him,’ where the imperfect verb with negative particle conveys a standing prohibition.
In context — Exodus 19:13
No hand is to touch him, for he shall surely be stoned or shot; whether beast or man, he shall not live . When the ram’s horn sounds long, then they may go up the mountain.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 19:13, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תִגַּ֨ע (lotiga) 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.19.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.13.W1.S1) and character.