Exodus 21:13:2Exod.21.13.W2TAB
לֹ֣א
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 tsa-DA
- clause
va-a-SHER LO tsa-DA ve-ha-e-lo-HIM i-NA le-ya-DO
- 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 context — Exodus 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.