Exodus 23:29:1Exod.23.29.W1TAB
לֹ֧א
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 a-gar-SHE-nu
- clause
LO a-gar-SHE-nu mi-pa-NE-kha be-sha-NA e-KHAT
- sentence
LO a-gar-SHE-nu mi-pa-NE-kha be-sha-NA e-KHAT pen-tih-YE ha-A-rets she-ma-MA ve-rab-BA a-LE-kha khai-YAT ha-sa-DE
Exegesis
The verse begins with lo {לֹא | lō} “not,” negating the Hifil imperfect verb agarshennu {אֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ | ă-gār-šěn-nû} “I will drive them out,” indicating restraint in expulsion.
Root and etymology
š-l-ḥshin–lamed–het
“to send”
In context — Exodus 23:29
I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate , and the beast of the field multiply upon you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 23:29, so the Hebrew word לֹ֧א (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.23.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.29.W1.S1) and character.