Leviticus 19:13:5Lev.19.13.W5TAB
לֹֽא־תָלִ֞ין
lohtalin
“do not stay overnight”
- Transliteration
- loh-ta-LIN
- Extended
- loh-tah-LIHN
- IPA
- /loː.taˈlin/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not stay overnight
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
loh-ta-LIN
- clause
loh-ta-LIN pe-oo-LAT sah-KHEER it-KHA ad-BO-ker
- 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.
The final clause repeats the negative with talin {תָּלִין | tālîn} ‘you shall withhold’ followed by the construct pe'ullat sakhir {פְּעֻלַּת שָׂכִיר | pə‘ullat śāḵîr} ‘wages of a hired worker’ and the temporal phrase ittekha ad-boker {אִתְּךָ עַד־בֹּקֶר | ʾit·təḵā ʿaḏ bōqer} ‘with you until morning,’ imposing a clear deadline. The repetitive negatives and parallel structure reflect the emphatic style of Hebrew legal texts.
Root and etymology
Roott-l-n
“to delay”
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 19:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 19:13, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־תָלִ֞ין (lohtalin) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.13.W5.S1) and character.