Leviticus 21:23:6Lev.21.23.W6TAB

לֹ֥א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/ˈloː/

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 yi-GASH

  3. clause

    AKH el-ha-pa-RO-khet LO ya-VO ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yi-GASH ki-MUM BO

  4. sentence

    AKH el-ha-pa-RO-khet LO ya-VO ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yi-GASH ki-MUM BO ve-LO ye-kha-LEL et-mik-da-SHAI KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM

Exegesis

The verse begins with the adversative particle akh {אַךְ | ʾăḥ} marking an exception, followed by the prepositional phrase el-ha-parokhet {אֶל־הַפָּרֹכֶת | ʾel-hă-pā-rō-ḥeṯ} “to the curtain” with lo {לֹא | lōʾ} + yavo {יָבֹא | yā-vō} “he shall come.”

In contextLeviticus 21:23

However, he shall not come to the curtain, and he shall not approach the altar, for there is a defect in him; and he shall not profane My sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 21:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 21:23, 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.21.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.23.W6.S1) and character.