Exodus 21:11:2Exod.21.11.W2TAB
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 ya-a-SEH
- clause
ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh LO ya-a-SEH LAH
- sentence
ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh LO ya-a-SEH LAH ve-yah-tse-AH khin-NAAM EN KA-sef
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yaaseh {יַעֲשֶׂה | ya·ʿă·śêh}, negated by lo {לֹא | lōʾ}, marks the husband’s nonperformance, with lah {לָהּ | lāh} indicating the wife as beneficiary.
Root and etymology
“female servant, slave”
In context — Exodus 21:11
And if he does not perform these three obligations for her, she shall go out free without money .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 21:11, 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.21.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.11.W2.S1) and character.