Leviticus 22:8:3Lev.22.8.W3TAB

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 yo-a-KHAL

  3. clause

    ne-ve-LAH oo-treh-FA LO yo-a-KHAL leh-tah-me-ah-VAH

  4. sentence

    ne-ve-LAH oo-treh-FA LO yo-a-KHAL leh-tah-me-ah-VAH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} precedes the imperfect verb yochel {יֹאכַל | yō-ˀa-khal}, creating a continuous prohibition.

Root and etymology

to say

In contextLeviticus 22:8

He must not eat a carcass or a torn animal, so as not to become unclean by it. I am the LORD .

About this coordinate

Leviticus 22:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 22:8, 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.22.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.8.W3.S1) and character.