Leviticus 19:28:8Lev.19.28.W8TAB

לֹ֥א

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 tit-NU

  3. clause

    ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM

  4. sentence

    ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The verse features two parallel prohibitions introduced by the negator lo {לֹא | lo} with the Qal imperfect tittenu {תִתְּנוּ | tit-te-nu}, creating a strong negative command pattern.

Root and etymology

k-l-ʾ

to restrain, separate

In contextLeviticus 19:28

You shall not make an incision for a soul in your flesh, and you shall not put engraving on yourselves. I am the LORD .

About this coordinate

Leviticus 19:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 19:28, 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.19.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.28.W8.S1) and character.