Leviticus 21:4:1Lev.21.4.W1TAB
לֹ֥א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /loː/
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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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO yi-tam-MAA
- clause
LO yi-tam-MAA BA-al be-am-MAW
- sentence
LO yi-tam-MAA BA-al be-am-MAW le-HE-khal-loh
Exegesis
The prohibitive construction begins with lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ + the Qal imperfect yittama {יִטַּמָּ֖א | yiṭṭammā} ‘become unclean’, forming a clear prohibition.
In context — Leviticus 21:4
He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people, so as to profane himself.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 21:4, 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.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.4.W1.S1) and character.