Job 13:15:3Job.13.15.W3TAB

לא

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/loː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. clause

    HEN yik-te-LE-ni LO LO a-ya-KHEL

  3. sentence

    HEN yik-te-LE-ni LO LO a-ya-KHEL AKH-de-ra-KHAI el-pa-NAIV o-KHI-akh

Exegesis

The pairing of lo {לא | lōʾ} ‘not’ and lo {ל֣וֹ | lō} ‘to him’ frames the direction of Job’s resolve articulated by the Piel imperfect ayachel {אֲיַחֵל | ʾăyaḥēl} ‘I will hope’.

Root and etymology

consonantsAleph–Yod–Bet

to be hostile

In contextJob 13:15

Behold, though He slay me, yet I will hope in Him; surely I will argue my ways to His face.

About this coordinate

Job 13:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 13:15, so the Hebrew word לא (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 Job.13.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.15.W3.S1) and character.