Isaiah 23:18:6Isa.23.18.W6TAB
לֹ֥א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
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-a-TSER
- clause
ve-ha-YA sakh-RAH ve-et-na-NAH KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH LO ye-a-TSER ve-LO ye-kha-SEN
- sentence
ve-ha-YA sakh-RAH ve-et-na-NAH KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH LO ye-a-TSER ve-LO ye-kha-SEN KI la-yo-she-VIM lif-NE ye-ho-VAH yih-ye sakh-RAH le-e-KHOL le-sa-ve-A ve-lim-kha-SE a-TIK
Exegesis
The parallel nifal imperfects lo ye’atzar {לֹא יֵאָצֵר | lō yē-’a-ṣer} and velo yeḥasen {וְלֹא יֵחָסֵן | wə-lō’ yē-ḥā-sen} express prohibition of storing or hoarding.
Root and etymology
m-l-ʾmem–lamed–aleph
“to fill, supply”
In context — Isaiah 23:18
And her merchandise and her harlot’s pay will be holiness to the LORD ; it will not be stored up or hoarded, for her merchandise will be for those who dwell before the LORD, for food in abundance , and for enduring clothing.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 23:18, so the Hebrew word לֹ֥א (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.23.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.18.W6.S1) and character.