Jeremiah 17:16:7Jer.17.16.W7TAB
לֹ֥א
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 hit-a-ve-TI
- clause
va-a-NI lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA ve-YOM a-NUSH LO hit-a-ve-TI a-TA ya-DAT-ta
- sentence
va-a-NI lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA ve-YOM a-NUSH LO hit-a-ve-TI a-TA ya-DAT-ta mo-TSA se-fa-TAI NO-khakh pa-NE-kha ha-YA
Exegesis
The Hitpael perfect lo-hittawetti {לֹא הִתְאַוֵּיתִי | lōʾ hittāwêttî} ‘I did not desire’ intensifies the rejection of that judgment.
Root and etymology
m-l-ʾmem–lamed–aleph
“work, occupation”
In context — Jeremiah 17:16
But as for me, I did not hasten away from shepherding to follow You , and I did not desire the woeful day; You know it—whatever issued from my lips was before Your face .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 17:16, 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.17.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.16.W7.S1) and character.