Exodus 23:2:1Exod.23.2.W1TAB
לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֥ה
lohtihyeh
“not be”
- Transliteration
- loh-tih-YEH
- Extended
- loh-tih-YEH
- IPA
- /loː.θih.ˈjɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- not be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
loh-tih-YEH
- phraseyour reading level
loh-tih-YEH a-kha-rei-ra-BIM
- clause
loh-tih-YEH a-kha-rei-ra-BIM le-ra-OT
- sentence
loh-tih-YEH a-kha-rei-ra-BIM le-ra-OT ve-loh-ta-a-NEH al-RIV lin-TOT a-kha-REI ra-BIM le-hat-TOT
Exegesis
The prohibition begins with lo {לֹא | lōʾ} 'not' attached to tihyeh {תִהְיֶ֥ה | ti·hyeh} 'you shall be', forming a negative command.
In context — Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow the multitude in evil, and you shall not testify in a dispute by following the majority to pervert justice .
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 23:2, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֥ה (lohtihyeh) 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.23.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.2.W1.S1) and character.