Exodus 22:15:3Exod.22.15.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:14
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 ye-shal-LEM
- clause
im-be-a-LAV im-MO LO ye-shal-LEM
- sentence
im-be-a-LAV im-MO LO ye-shal-LEM im-sa-KHIR HU BA bi-se-kha-RO
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} introduces the apodosis with the Piel imperfect yishalem {יְשַׁלֵּם | ye-šal-lêm} ‘he will pay.’
Root and etymology
מ־ל־א־ךְ
“work”
In context — Exodus 22:15
If the owner is with it, he will not pay; if it is a hired animal, its hire has come.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:15, 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.22.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.15.W3.S1) and character.