לֹ֤א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לֹ֤א

   LO

   not
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֶחְפֹּץ֙

   KI LO e-kh-POTS

   for not I take pleasure
3. clause🔊 כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֶחְפֹּץ֙ בְּמ֣וֹת הַמֵּ֔ת נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה

   KI LO e-kh-POTS be-MOT ha-MET ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI

   for not I take pleasure in the death of the one dying or the dead utterance of Lord LORD
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֶחְפֹּץ֙ בְּמ֣וֹת הַמֵּ֔ת נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וְהָשִׁ֖יבוּ וִֽחְיֽוּ׃

   KI LO e-kh-POTS be-MOT ha-MET ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ve-ha-SHI-vu vi-kh-YU

   for not I take pleasure in the death of the one dying or the dead utterance of Lord LORD and turn back and live

Exegesis

The negator lo {לֹא | lōʾ} precedes the imperfect verb ekhpots {אֶחְפֹּץ | ʾeḥ-pōṣ} ‘I desire,’ resulting in a strong negative volition regarding bemot {בְּמ֣וֹת | bə-mōṯ} ‘death’ and hamet {הַמֵּת | ham-mêṯ} ‘the dying one.’

Root and etymology

Root🔊 א־מ־רaleph–mem–resh

“to say, utter”

• 🔊 אָמַר’āmarhe saidGenesis 1:3