Jeremiah 15:14:4Jer.15.14.W4TAB

לֹ֣א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/loː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LO ya-DA-ta

  3. clause

    ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta

  4. 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 contextJeremiah 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.