Hosea 14:3:5Hos.14.3.W5TABWLC Hosea 14:4
לֹא
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ʕalˈsuːs/
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 nir-KAV
- clause
a-SHUR LO yo-shi-E-nu al-SUS LO nir-KAV ve-lo-NO-mar OD e-lo-HE-nu le-ma-A-se ya-DE-nu
- sentence
a-SHUR LO yo-shi-E-nu al-SUS LO nir-KAV ve-lo-NO-mar OD e-lo-HE-nu le-ma-A-se ya-DE-nu a-SHER-be-KHA ye-ru-KHAM ya-TOM
Exegesis
First, the fronted subject ashur {אַשּׁוּר | ʾAššûr} is followed by lōʾ {לֹא | lōʾ} and the Hiphil verb yoshiʿenu {יוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נוּ | yôšîʿênû} ‘he will save us’, denying deliverance from an external empire.
In context — Hosea 14:3
Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will no longer say, “Our gods,” to the work of our hands, for in You the fatherless finds mercy.
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Hosea 14:3, so the Hebrew word לֹא (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.14.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.3.W5.S1) and character.