Exodus 23:33:1Exod.23.33.W1TAB

לֹ֤א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/ˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LO yesh-VOO

  3. clause

    LO yesh-VOO be-ar-tse-KHA pen-yah-kha-TEE-oo o-te-KHA LI

  4. 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 contextExodus 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.