Hosea 13:4:8Hos.13.4.W8TAB
לֹ֣א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /loː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-DA
- clause
ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI LO te-DA u-mo-SHI-a A-yin bil-TI
- sentence
ve-a-NO-khi Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI LO te-DA u-mo-SHI-a A-yin bil-TI
Exegesis
The imperfect lo teda {לֹא תֵדָע | lō tē-ḏāʿ} ‘you shall not know’ conveys ongoing prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–aleph–heh
“to be weary, toil”
In context — Hosea 13:4
But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you shall know no god except Me, for there is no savior besides Me.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Hosea 13:4, 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 Hos.13.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.4.W8.S1) and character.