Ezekiel 20:32:4Ezek.20.32.W4TAB
לֹ֣א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
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 tih-he-YE
- clause
ve-ha-o-LA al-RU-kha-khem ha-YO LO tih-he-YE
- sentence
ve-ha-o-LA al-RU-kha-khem ha-YO LO tih-he-YE a-SHER a-TEM o-me-RIM nih-he-YE kha-go-YIM khe-mish-pe-KHOT ha-a-ra-TSOT le-sha-RET ETS va-A-ven
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute hayoh {הָיֹה | hā-yô} with imperfect tihyeh {תִהְיֶה | ti-hyêh} intensifies the negation lo {לֹא | lōʾ}, creating a forceful “will certainly not be.”
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Mem, Resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Ezekiel 20:32
And the thought that has arisen in your minds will not come to pass—that which you are saying: “We will be like the nations, like the clans of the lands, to serve wood and stone.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 20:32, 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.20.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.32.W4.S1) and character.