Judges 21:18:2Judg.21.18.W2TAB
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 nu-KHAL
- clause
va-a-NAKH-nu LO nu-KHAL la-TET-la-HEM na-SHIM mib-be-no-TEI-nu
- sentence
va-a-NAKH-nu LO nu-KHAL la-TET-la-HEM na-SHIM mib-be-no-TEI-nu ki-nish-be-U ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL le-MOR a-RUR no-TEN i-SHA le-vin-ya-MIN
Exegesis
The negation lo {לֹא | lōʼ} ‘not’ directly modifies the nifal imperfect nûkhal {נוּכַל | nûkhal} ‘we are able,’ creating a clear prohibition.
In context — Judges 21:18
And we are not able to give them wives from our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, “Cursed is the one who gives a wife to Benjamin.”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 21:18, 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 Judg.21.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.18.W2.S1) and character.