Exodus 21:7:5Exod.21.7.W5TAB
לֹ֥א
lo
“shall not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall 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 te-TSE
- clause
LO te-TSE ke-TSET ha-a-va-DIM
- sentence
ve-khi-yim-KOR ISH et-bit-TO le-a-MA LO te-TSE ke-TSET ha-a-va-DIM
Exegesis
The prohibitive negation lo {לֹא | lōʾ} precedes the imperfect tetse {תֵצֵא | tēṣēʾ}, forbidding her departure.
Root and etymology
“female servant, slave”
In context — Exodus 21:7
And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she shall not be released like the male servants .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:7, 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.21.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.7.W5.S1) and character.