Leviticus 22:8:3Lev.22.8.W3TAB
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 yo-a-KHAL
- clause
ne-ve-LAH oo-treh-FA LO yo-a-KHAL leh-tah-me-ah-VAH
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.