Genesis 21:10:8Gen.21.10.W8TAB
לֹ֤א
lo
“will not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will 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
KI LO yi-RASH
- clause
KI LO yi-RASH ben-ha-a-MA ha-ZOT im-be-NI im-yits-KHAK
- sentence
va-TO-mer le-av-ra-HAM ga-RESH ha-a-MA ha-ZOT ve-et-be-NAH KI LO yi-RASH ben-ha-a-MA ha-ZOT im-be-NI im-yits-KHAK
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֣י | kî} ‘for’ introduces the causal clause, where the negated imperfect lo yirash {לֹ֤א יִירַשׁ֙ | lōʾ yî-raš} ‘will not inherit’ declares a categorical exclusion.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–aleph–kaf
“messenger”
In context — Genesis 21:10
So she said to Abraham, “Drive out the maidservant —this one—and her son, for the son of this maidservant will not inherit together with my son, with Isaac.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 21:10, 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 Gen.21.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.10.W8.S1) and character.