Ezekiel 18:29:9Ezek.18.29.W9TAB
לֹ֤א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /loː/
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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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO yit-ta-khe-NU
- clause
had-de-ra-KHAI LO yit-ta-khe-NU BET yis-re-EL ha-LO dar-khe-KHEM LO yit-ta-KHEN
- sentence
ve-AM-reu BET yis-re-EL LO yit-ta-KHEN DE-rekh a-do-NAI had-de-ra-KHAI LO yit-ta-khe-NU BET yis-re-EL ha-LO dar-khe-KHEM LO yit-ta-KHEN
Exegesis
The clause lo yittakhen {לֹא יִתָּכֵן | lōʾ yit-tā-khēn} expresses a complaint about divine justice.
A parallel rhetorical question halō darkheikhem lo yittakhen {הֲלֹא דַרְכֵיכֶם לֹא יִתָּכֵן | ha-lōʾ dar-khe-khem lōʾ yit-tā-khēn} contrasts divine and human conduct, reinforcing the challenge to Israel’s sense of fairness.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say, utter”
In context — Ezekiel 18:29
And the house of Israel says, “The way of the Lord is not fair .” Are My ways not fair, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are not fair?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:29:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 18:29, 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 Ezek.18.29.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.29.W9.S1) and character.