Jeremiah 23:40:8Jer.23.40.W8TAB
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 tish-ka-KHE-AKH
- clause
u-khe-li-MUT o-LAM a-SHER LO tish-ka-KHE-AKH
- sentence
ve-na-TAT-ti a-lei-KHEM KHER-paT o-LAM u-khe-li-MUT o-LAM a-SHER LO tish-ka-KHE-AKH
Exegesis
The relative clause asher lo tishakh {אֲשֶׁר לֹא תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ | ʾă-šer lō tiš-šā-ḵēaḥ} functions as a restrictive qualifier, reinforcing that the reproach and shame will not be forgotten. The crisp cadence in English mirrors the Hebrew parallelism while maintaining natural flow.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-ʼ
“to fill, be full”
In context — Jeremiah 23:40
And I will place upon you an everlasting reproach and an everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:40:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 23:40, 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.23.40.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.40.W8.S1) and character.