Ezekiel 21:5:9Ezek.21.5.W9TABWLC Ezekiel 21:10

לֹ֤א

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 ta-SHUV

  3. clause

    LO ta-SHUV OD

  4. sentence

    ve-ya-DE-u KOL-ba-SAR KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH ho-TSE-ti khar-BI mi-ta-a-RA LO ta-SHUV OD

Exegesis

The final sequence lo tashuv od {לֹ֥א תָשׁ֖וּב עוֹד | lōʾ tā-šûḇ ʿôḏ} combines negation with an imperfect verb and the adverb ‘again’ to express irreversibility: the sword, once drawn, will not be returned to rest, reinforcing the certainty and continuation of the announced judgment.

In contextEzekiel 21:5

And all flesh will know that I, the LORD , have drawn out My sword from its sheath; it will not return again.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 21:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 21:5, 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.21.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.5.W9.S1) and character.