Joshua 23:13:4Josh.23.13.W4TAB

לֹ֨א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/loː/

Meaning by language

English
not

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

    KI LO yo-SIF

  3. clause

    ya-DO-a te-de-U KI LO yo-SIF Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem le-ho-RISH et-ha-go-YIM ha-E-le mi-lif-NEI-khem

  4. sentence

    ya-DO-a te-de-U KI LO yo-SIF Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem le-ho-RISH et-ha-go-YIM ha-E-le mi-lif-NEI-khem ve-ha-YU la-KHEM le-FAKH ul-mo-KESH ul-sho-TET be-tsid-DEI-khem ve-lits-ni-NIM be-ei-NEI-khem ad-a-vad-KHEM me-AL ha-a-da-MAH ha-to-VAH ha-ZOT a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem

Exegesis

The negative particle lō {לֹ֨א | lō} plus the Hiphil imperfect yôsîp̄ {יוֹסִיף | yôsîp̄} with the infinitive construct ləhôrîš {לְהוֹרִ֛ישׁ | ləhôrîš} conveys the cessation of divine dispossession.

In contextJoshua 23:13

Know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you, but they will become for you a snare , and a trap, a scourge at your sides and thorns in your eyes until you perish from this good land which the LORD your God has given you.

About this coordinate

Joshua 23:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 23:13, so the Hebrew word לֹ֨א (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 Josh.23.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.13.W4.S1) and character.