Leviticus 13:33:3Lev.13.33.W3TAB

לֹ֣א

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

    LO ye-gal-LEH-akh

  3. clause

    veh-hit-gal-LAKH veh-et-hah-NEH-tek LO ye-gal-LEH-akh

  4. sentence

    veh-hit-gal-LAKH veh-et-hah-NEH-tek LO ye-gal-LEH-akh veh-his-GIR ha-ko-HEN et-hah-NEH-tek shiv-AT ya-MIM she-NEET

Exegesis

The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} precedes the Piel imperfect yiggallēaḥ {יְגַלֵּ֑חַ | yiggallēaḥ} ‘he shall shave,’ creating a focused prohibition.

Root and etymology

מ־ל־א־כ

work, occupation

In contextLeviticus 13:33

And he shall shave himself, but he shall not shave the diseased area ; and the priest shall confine the diseased area for seven days a second time.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 13:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 13:33, 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.13.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.33.W3.S1) and character.