Jeremiah 23:36:3Jer.23.36.W3TAB

לֹ֣א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/ˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
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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 tiz-ke-RU-OD

  3. clause

    u-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH LO tiz-ke-RU-OD

  4. sentence

    u-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH LO tiz-ke-RU-OD KI ha-mas-SA yih-HE-ye le-ISH de-va-RO va-ha-FAKH-tem et-div-RE e-lo-HIM kha-YIM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE-nu

Exegesis

The prohibition lo tizkeru ʿod {לֹא תִזְכְּרוּ־עוֹד | lōʾ tiz-kə-rū ʿōḏ} uses the Qal imperfect with negative particle to forbid recalling the oracle.

Root and etymology

Rootm-l-ʼ

to fill, be full

In contextJeremiah 23:36

And the oracle of the LORD you shall not mention again, for the oracle will become each man’s own word; for you have perverted the words of the living God , the LORD of hosts , our God .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 23:36:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:36, 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.23.36.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.36.W3.S1) and character.