Leviticus 18:6:5Lev.18.6.W5TAB
לֹ֥א
lo
“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 tik-re-VOO
- clause
ISH ISH el-kol-she-ER be-sa-RO LO tik-re-VOO le-gal-LOT er-VAAH
- sentence
ISH ISH el-kol-she-ER be-sa-RO LO tik-re-VOO le-gal-LOT er-VAAH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prohibition lo tikrevu {לֹא תִקְרְב֖וּ | lōʾ tiqrəḇû} is a plural Qal imperfect injunction.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say, command”
In context — Leviticus 18:6
None of you is to approach any close relative to uncover nakedness; I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 18:6, 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 Lev.18.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.6.W5.S1) and character.