Leviticus 18:9:11Lev.18.9.W11TAB
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 te-gal-LEH
- clause
LO te-gal-LEH er-va-TAN
- sentence
er-VAT a-KHOT-kha vat-a-VEE-kha OH vat-i-MEKH-kha mo-LE-det BA-yit OH mo-LE-det KHUTS LO te-gal-LEH er-va-TAN
Exegesis
The prohibitive command utilizes lo tegalleh {לֹא תְגַלֶּה | lō tə·gal·le(h)} ‘you shall not uncover’ in the Piel imperfect for emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say, command”
In context — Leviticus 18:9
The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father or the daughter of your mother, whether born in the house or born outside, you shall not uncover their nakedness .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 18:9, 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.18.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.9.W11.S1) and character.