Ezekiel 13:22:6Ezek.13.22.W6TAB

לֹ֣א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/loː/

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 hik-e-VAT-tiv

  3. clause

    YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv

  4. sentence

    YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv u-le-kha-ZEK ye-DE ra-SHA le-vil-TI-shuv mid-dar-KHO ha-RA le-ha-kha-yo-TO

Exegesis

The coordinated clause va-’anî lō’ hiḵ’ăḇtîw {וַאֲנִי לֹא הִכְאַבְתִּיו | va-‘ănî lō’ hiq-’ăḇ-tîw} contrasts human deceit with divine restraint.

Root and etymology

ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh

to say, declare

In contextEzekiel 13:22

Because you have made the heart of the righteous sad with lies, though I have not caused him grief, and you have strengthened the hands of the wicked so that he does not turn from his evil way to preserve his life.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 13:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 13:22, so the Hebrew word לֹ֣א (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 Ezek.13.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.22.W6.S1) and character.