Leviticus 13:23:4Lev.13.23.W4TAB

לֹ֣א

“not”

Transliteration: LO
Extended: LOH
IPA: /loː/

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 fa-sa-TA
clause
veh-IM-takh-TEH-yah ta-a-MOD ha-ba-HE-ret LO fa-sa-TA tsa-re-VET ha-SHE-KHEEN HI
sentence
veh-IM-takh-TEH-yah ta-a-MOD ha-ba-HE-ret LO fa-sa-TA tsa-re-VET ha-SHE-KHEEN HI veh-ti-ha-RO ha-ko-HEN

Exegesis

The Qal imperfect in ta’amod {תַּעֲמֹד | taʿămōḏ} underscores its continual presence, while the negative clause lo pāśāṯāh {לֹא פָשָׂתָה | lōʾ pāśāṯāh} ‘has not spread’ defines non-contagion.

Root and etymology

מ־ל־א־כ

“work, occupation”

In context — Leviticus 13:23

But if the bright spot remains in its place and has not spread, it is a scar from the boil ; and the priest shall declare him clean.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 13:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 13:23, 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 Lev.13.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.23.W4.S1) and character.

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