Ezekiel 17:18:10Ezek.17.18.W10TAB

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 yim-ma-LET

  3. clause

    ve-hin-NE na-TAN YA-do ve-khol-E-le A-SA LO yim-ma-LET

  4. sentence

    u-va-ZA a-LA le-ha-FER be-RIT ve-hin-NE na-TAN YA-do ve-khol-E-le A-SA LO yim-ma-LET

Exegesis

Finally, the negative lo {לֹ֥א | lōʾ} plus the Niphal imperfect yimmalet {יִמָּלֵֽט | yim-mā-lēt} ‘he will not escape’ delivers a decisive outcome, framing inescapable consequence.

Root and etymology

ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh

to say, speak

In contextEzekiel 17:18

And he despised the oath to break the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand ; and for all these things he will not escape.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 17:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 17:18, 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 Ezek.17.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.18.W10.S1) and character.