Exodus 22:28:6Exod.22.28.W6TABWLC Exodus 22:27
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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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-OR
- clause
ve-na-SI be-am-me-KHA LO ta-OR
- sentence
e-lo-HIM LO te-ka-LEL ve-na-SI be-am-me-KHA LO ta-OR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not,’ introducing the first prohibition expressed by the Piel imperfect verb teqalel {תְקַלֵּל | tə-qal-lel} ‘you shall curse.’
The conjunction vav in wə-nā-sîʾ {וְנָשִׂיא | wə-nā-sîʾ} ‘and ruler’ introduces the second parallel prohibition, which likewise begins with lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ followed by the Qal imperfect taor {תָאֹר | ṯā-ʾôr} ‘you shall curse.’ This paratactic construction yields two balanced legal injunctions.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־א־ךְ
“work”
In context — Exodus 22:28
You shall not speak curses against God , and you shall not pronounce a curse upon a ruler among your people.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 22:28, 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.22.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.28.W6.S1) and character.