Isaiah 13:18:5Isa.13.18.W5TAB
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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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO ye-ra-KHE-MU
- clause
u-fe-RI-BE-ten LO ye-ra-KHE-MU al-BA-nim LO-ta-KHUS e-NAM
- sentence
u-ke-sha-TOT ne-a-RIM te-rat-TASH-ne-NA u-fe-RI-BE-ten LO ye-ra-KHE-MU al-BA-nim LO-ta-KHUS e-NAM
Exegesis
Two successive negative particles lo {לֹא | lōʾ} introduce parallel clauses: the first denies compassion (verb יְרַחֵמוּ {yə-rā-ḥê-mû}) within the prepositional phrase ʿal-bā-nîm {עַל־בָּנִים | ʿal-bā-nîm} “upon children”; the second denies sparing (qal imperfect תָח֥וּס {tā-ḥûs}) linked to the subject einam {עֵינָם | ʿê-nām} “their eye.” The inversion of verb and subject in the closing clause heightens the pronouncement’s severity. This balanced parallelism and repeated negation underscore the total lack of mercy.
In context — Isaiah 13:18
And bows will shatter young men, and they will show no compassion for the fruit of the womb ; their eyes will not spare children.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 13:18, 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 Isa.13.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.18.W5.S1) and character.