Jeremiah 13:27:12Jer.13.27.W12TAB
לֹ֣א
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 tit-ha-RI
- clause
OI LAKH ye-ru-sha-LA-yim LO tit-ha-RI a-kha-RE ma-TAI OD
- sentence
ni-u-FA-yikh u-mits-ha-lo-TA-yikh ZIM-mat ze-nu-TEKH al-ge-VA-ot ba-sa-DE ra-I-ti shi-ku-TSA-yikh OI LAKH ye-ru-sha-LA-yim LO tit-ha-RI a-kha-RE ma-TAI OD
Exegesis
The imperfect query lo tithari {לֹ֣א תִטְהֲרִ֔י | lō’ titᵊhārî} conveys an ongoing call for purification.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Jeremiah 13:27
I have seen your adulteries and your neighings—the lewdness of your harlotry on the hills in the field—and your abominations. Woe to you, Jerusalem ! Will you not be made clean? When shall it once be?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:27:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 13:27, 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.13.27.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.27.W12.S1) and character.