Leviticus 19:4:5Lev.19.4.W5TAB
לֹ֥א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-a-SU
- clause
al-tif-NU el-ha-e-li-LEEM veh-eh-lo-HEE mas-se-KHA LO ta-a-SU la-KHEM
- sentence
al-tif-NU el-ha-e-li-LEEM veh-eh-lo-HEE mas-se-KHA LO ta-a-SU la-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
Exegesis
A parallel prohibition is established by the particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ with the Qal imperfect ta'asu {תַעֲשׂוּ | taʿă-sû} ‘you make’.
Root and etymology
k-l-ʾ
“to restrain, separate”
In context — Leviticus 19:4
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten metal gods. I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 19:4, 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.19.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.4.W5.S1) and character.