Exodus 23:33:1Exod.23.33.W1TAB
לֹ֤א
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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The word
Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO yesh-VOO
- clause
LO yesh-VOO be-ar-tse-KHA pen-yah-kha-TEE-oo o-te-KHA LI
- sentence
LO yesh-VOO be-ar-tse-KHA pen-yah-kha-TEE-oo o-te-KHA LI KI ta-a-VOD et-e-lo-HEE-hem ki-yih-YE leh-KHA leh-mo-KESH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prohibitive particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ followed by the Qal imperfect yēšəḇū {יֵשְׁבוּ | yē-šə-ḇū} ‘they will dwell’, establishing a legal prohibition.
Root and etymology
š-l-ḥshin–lamed–het
“to send”
In context — Exodus 23:33
They shall not dwell in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me , for if you worship their gods , it will surely become a snare to you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 23:33, so the Hebrew word לֹ֤א (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.23.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.33.W1.S1) and character.