Genesis 21:26:3Gen.21.26.W3TAB

לֹ֣א

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 ya-DA-e-ti

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh LO ya-DA-e-ti MI a-SA et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh LO ya-DA-e-ti MI a-SA et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ve-gam-a-TA lo-hig-GAD-ta LI ve-GAM a-no-KHI LO sha-MA-e-ti bil-TI ha-YOM

Root and etymology

Rootlamed–aleph–kaf

messenger

In contextGenesis 21:26

And Abimelech said, “I did not know who did this matter ; you did not tell me, and I did not hear of it until today .”

About this coordinate

Genesis 21:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:26, 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.21.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.26.W3.S1) and character.