Jeremiah 15:14:4Jer.15.14.W4TAB
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 ya-DA-ta
- clause
ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta
- sentence
ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta ki-ESH kod-KHA ve-a-PI a-lei-KHEM tu-KAD
Exegesis
The phrase beʾerets lo yadata {בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא יָדַעְתָּ | ḇə-ʾe-reṣ lōʾ yā-ḏaʿ-tā} ‘in a land you have not known’ highlights the absolute unfamiliarity of the exilic destination.
Root and etymology
l-ʾ-hlamed–aleph–heh
“to be weary, tired”
In context — Jeremiah 15:14
And I will make you serve your enemies in a land you have not known, for a fire has been kindled in My anger , and it shall burn upon you.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 15:14, 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.15.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.14.W4.S1) and character.