Genesis 17:14:4Gen.17.14.W4TAB
לֹֽא־יִמּוֹל֙
loyimmol
“is not circumcised”
- Transliteration
- lo-yim-MOL
- Extended
- loh-yihm-MOHL
- IPA
- /loː.jim.ˈmoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- is not circumcised
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
lo-yim-MOL
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER lo-yim-MOL
- clause
ve-a-REL za-KHAR a-SHER lo-yim-MOL et-be-SAR or-la-TO ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-HI me-am-ME-ha
- sentence
ve-a-REL za-KHAR a-SHER lo-yim-MOL et-be-SAR or-la-TO ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-HI me-am-ME-ha et-be-ri-TI he-FAR
Exegesis
A relative clause with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} “who” and the negative lo {לֹא | lō} precedes the Niphal imperfect yimmol {יִמּוֹל | yim-mōl} “does not circumcise,” expressing covenant noncompliance.
Root and etymology
m-w-lMem–Vav–Lamed
“to circumcise, to cut”
In context — Genesis 17:14
Any uncircumcised male who does not circumcise the flesh of his foreskin—that person must be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 17:14, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־יִמּוֹל֙ (loyimmol) 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 Gen.17.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.14.W4.S1) and character.