Leviticus 19:35:1Lev.19.35.W1TAB
לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ
lotaasu
“do not do”
- Transliteration
- lo-ta-a-SU
- Extended
- loh-tah-ah-SOO
- IPA
- /loː.ta.ʕaˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not do
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
lo-ta-a-SU
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ta-a-SU A-wel
- clause
lo-ta-a-SU A-wel ba-mish-PAT
- sentence
lo-ta-a-SU A-wel ba-mish-PAT ba-mid-DA ba-mish-KAL u-va-me-su-RA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prohibitive particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} and the Qal imperfect taʿăšû {תַעֲשׂ֥וּ | taʿăšû} in second person plural, forming a collective injunction.
In context — Leviticus 19:35
You shall not commit injustice in judgment or in measurement , in weight or in quantity.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:35, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ (lotaasu) 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.19.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.35.W1.S1) and character.