Genesis 18:32:12Gen.18.32.W12TAB
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 ash-KHIT
- clause
va-yo-MER LO ash-KHIT ba-a-VUR ha-a-sa-RA
- sentence
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM a-sa-RA va-yo-MER LO ash-KHIT ba-a-VUR ha-a-sa-RA
Exegesis
The divine response, again introduced by vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer}, answers Abraham’s proposal directly: lo ashkhit {לֹא אַשְׁחִית | lōʾ ʾaš-ḥît} “I will not destroy” uses a Hiphil imperfect with explicit first person, forming a strong promissory statement.
Root and etymology
Rootpe-lamed-aleph
“to be marvelous, extraordinary”
In context — Genesis 18:32
Then he said, “Please, let not Your anger burn, my Lord . Let me speak only this once . Perhaps ten will be found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:32:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 18:32, 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 Gen.18.32.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.32.W12.S1) and character.