Exodus 23:6:1Exod.23.6.W1TAB

לֹ֥א

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 tat-TEH

  3. sentence

    LO tat-TEH mish-PAT ev-yon-KHA be-ri-VO

Exegesis

The verse opens with the negation particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’, immediately followed by the verb tateh {תַטֶּה | ṭaṭṭêh} ‘turn aside’, whose Hiphil stem adds a forceful, causative prohibition.

Root and etymology

š-l-ḥshin–lamed–het

to send

In contextExodus 23:6

You must not turn aside the justice of your poor in his dispute.

About this coordinate

Exodus 23:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 23:6, so the Hebrew word לֹ֥א (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.23.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.6.W1.S1) and character.