Jeremiah 23:17:14Jer.23.17.W14TAB
לֹֽא־תָב֥וֹא
lotavo
“not will come”
- Transliteration
- lo-ta-VO
- Extended
- loh-tah-VOH
- IPA
- /loː.taˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not will come
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
lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM
- clause
ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A
- sentence
o-me-RIM a-MOR lim-ne-a-tsai dib-BER ye-ho-VAH sha-LOM yih-ye la-KHEM ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A
Exegesis
The final phrase amru lo-tavo aleykhem raʿah {אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹֽא־תָב֥וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם רָעָֽה | ʾām-rû lōʾ-tā-vō ʿă-lē-khem rāʿāh} expresses an unfounded guarantee, with lo-tavo applied to raʿah to indicate that no harm will befall the hearers.
In context — Jeremiah 23:17
They continually say to those who despise Me, “The LORD has spoken, ‘Peace will be to you.’” And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart, they say, “No evil will come upon you.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 23:17, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־תָב֥וֹא (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.23.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.17.W14.S1) and character.