Exodus 22:18:2Exod.22.18.W2TABWLC Exodus 22:17
לֹ֥א
lo
“do not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do 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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-kha-YE
- sentence
me-kha-she-FA LO te-kha-YE
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ introduces a prohibition.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־א־ךְ
“work”
In context — Exodus 22:18
You shall not let a sorceress live .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 22:18, 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.22.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.18.W2.S1) and character.