Jeremiah 13:7:12Jer.13.7.W12TAB
לֹ֥א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloːʔ/
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 yits-LAKH
- clause
ve-hi-NE nish-KHAT ha-e-ZOR LO yits-LAKH la-KOL
- sentence
va-e-LEKH pe-ra-TA va-e-khPOR va-e-KAKH et-ha-e-ZOR min-ha-ma-KOM a-sher-te-man-TIV SHA-ma ve-hi-NE nish-KHAT ha-e-ZOR LO yits-LAKH la-KOL
Exegesis
Finally, the negative clause lo yitslach la-kol {לֹ֥א יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל | lōʾ yiṣ-laḥ la-kol} uses negation plus Qal imperfect to express total failure. English rendering preserves the sequential flow, relative structure, and interjective emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Jeremiah 13:7
So I went to Perath and dug, and I took the waistband from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the waistband was ruined, and it would not succeed for anything.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 13:7, 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 Jer.13.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.7.W12.S1) and character.