Exodus 19:23:4Exod.19.23.W4TAB
לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל
loyukhal
“cannot”
- Transliteration
- lo-yu-KHAL
- Extended
- loh-yoo-KHAL
- IPA
- /loˈjuːxal/
Meaning by language
- English
- cannot
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
lo-yu-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
lo-yu-KHAL ha-AM
- clause
vah-yoh-MER mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH lo-yu-KHAL ha-AM la-a-LOT el-HAR see-NAI
- sentence
vah-yoh-MER mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH lo-yu-KHAL ha-AM la-a-LOT el-HAR see-NAI KEE-ah-TAH ha-EH-DOH-tah ba-NU le-MOR hag-BEL et-ha-HAR ve-kid-ASH-to
Exegesis
The particle lo {לֹא־ | lōʾ} precedes the imperfect verb yukhal {יוּכַל | yûḵal} to express inability, with haam {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} ‘the people’ as subject and the infinitive laalot {לַעֲלֹת | la-ʿă-lōṯ} as its complement, forming “the people are not able to ascend.”
In context — Exodus 19:23
Moses said to the LORD , “The people cannot ascend Mount Sinai, because You warned us, saying, ‘Set a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 19:23, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל (loyukhal) 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.19.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.23.W4.S1) and character.