Jeremiah 13:12:15Jer.13.12.W15TAB
לֹ֣א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /hăjɔːˈðoːaʕ/
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 ne-DA
- clause
ve-a-me-RU e-LE-kha ha-ya-DO-a LO ne-DA KI khal-NE-vel yim-ma-LE YA-yin
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL kal-NE-vel yim-ma-LE YA-yin ve-a-me-RU e-LE-kha ha-ya-DO-a LO ne-DA KI khal-NE-vel yim-ma-LE YA-yin
Exegesis
The people’s response begins with veamru {וְאָמְר֣וּ | wə-ʾām-rū} ‘and they shall say,’ leading into the emphatic question hayadoa lo neda {הֲיָדֹ֙עַ֙ לֹ֣א נֵדַ֔ע | ha-yā-dō-ʿa lō nə-ḏaʿ} ‘Do we not know…?’ Highlighting the obvious sets up the prophetic irony of the message.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Jeremiah 13:12
And you shall say to them this word: Thus says the LORD God of Israel , “Every jar shall be filled with wine.” And they will say to you, “Do we not surely know that every jar shall be filled with wine?”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Jeremiah 13:12, 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 Jer.13.12.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.12.W15.S1) and character.