Exodus 21:13:2Exod.21.13.W2TAB

לֹ֣א

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 tsa-DA

  3. clause

    va-a-SHER LO tsa-DA ve-ha-e-lo-HIM i-NA le-ya-DO

  4. sentence

    va-a-SHER LO tsa-DA ve-ha-e-lo-HIM i-NA le-ya-DO ve-sam-TI le-KHA ma-KOM a-SHER ya-NOOS sha-MA

Exegesis

The adversative lo {לֹא | lō} negates the action of lying in wait and distinguishes accidental from intentional killing.

Root and etymology

female servant, slave

In contextExodus 21:13

If he did not lie in wait but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

About this coordinate

Exodus 21:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 21:13, so the Hebrew word לֹ֣א (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.21.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.13.W2.S1) and character.