Jeremiah 16:8:2Jer.16.8.W2TAB
לֹא־תָב֖וֹא
lotavo
“you shall not enter”
- Transliteration
- lo-ta-VO
- Extended
- loh-tah-VOH
- IPA
- /loː.taˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall not enter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
lo-ta-VO
- phraseyour reading level
u-VEIT-mish-TE lo-ta-VO
- clause
u-VEIT-mish-TE lo-ta-VO la-SHE-vet o-TAM
- sentence
u-VEIT-mish-TE lo-ta-VO la-SHE-vet o-TAM le-e-KHOL ve-lish-TOT
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא־ | lōʾ} precedes the Qal imperfect verb tavo {תָב֖וֹא | tā-ḇōʾ} ‘you shall go’, enforcing prohibition.
In context — Jeremiah 16:8
And you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and to drink.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 16:8, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תָב֖וֹא (lotavo) 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.16.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.8.W2.S1) and character.