Leviticus 19:13:1Lev.19.13.W1TAB
לֹֽא־תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק
lohtaahshok
“do not oppress”
- Transliteration
- loh-ta-ah-SHOK
- Extended
- loh-tah-ah-SHOHK
- IPA
- /loː.ta.ʕaˈʃoːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not oppress
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
loh-ta-ah-SHOK
- phraseyour reading level
loh-ta-ah-SHOK et-re-a-KHA
- clause
loh-ta-ah-SHOK et-re-a-KHA veh-LO tig-ZOL
- sentence
loh-ta-ah-SHOK et-re-a-KHA veh-LO tig-ZOL loh-ta-LIN pe-oo-LAT sah-KHEER it-KHA ad-BO-ker
Exegesis
The verse consists of three coordinated prohibitions introduced by the negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} prefixed to each imperfect verb.
The initial clause uses ta‘ăšōq {תַעֲשֹׁק | ta‘ăšōq} ‘you shall oppress’ with the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} governing re'ekha {רֵעֲךָ | rē‘ăḵā} ‘your neighbor,’ highlighting personal economic injustice.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-š-q
“to oppress”
In context — Leviticus 19:13
You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob them. You shall not withhold the wages of a hired worker with you until morning.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:13, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק (lohtaahshok) 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.19.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.13.W1.S1) and character.