Exodus 22:29:3Exod.22.29.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:28
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 te-a-KHER
- clause
me-le-at-KHA ve-dim-a-KHA LO te-a-KHER
- sentence
me-le-at-KHA ve-dim-a-KHA LO te-a-KHER be-KHOR ba-NEI-kha ti-TEN-li
Exegesis
The verse begins with a coordinated object phrase mele’atkha {מְלֵאָתְךָ | məleʾāṯəḵā} “your fullness” and vedim’akha {וְדִמְעֲךָ | wə-diməʿākha} “your outflow” governed by the negative imperative lo te’akher {לֹא תְּאַחֵר | lōʾ təʾaḥēr} “do not delay.”
Root and etymology
m-l-ʾmem–lamed–aleph
“to be full”
In context — Exodus 22:29
You shall not hold back the first of your harvest and the outflow of your press. You shall give to Me the firstborn of your sons.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:29, 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.22.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.29.W3.S1) and character.