Leviticus 23:21:10Lev.23.21.W10TAB
לֹ֣א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /lo/
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 ta-ah-SOO
- clause
oo-keh-RAA-tehm beh-EH-TSEM ha-YOM ha-ZEH mik-RAA-KOH-desh yih-YEH la-KHEM kol-meh-LEH-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-ah-SOO
- sentence
oo-keh-RAA-tehm beh-EH-TSEM ha-YOM ha-ZEH mik-RAA-KOH-desh yih-YEH la-KHEM kol-meh-LEH-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-ah-SOO khoo-KAHT o-LAM be-KHOL-mosh-vo-TEE-khem le-do-ro-TEE-khem
Exegesis
The prohibition is framed by kol-mlechet avodah {כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה | kol mə-lēʾ-ḵeṯ ʿă-vo-dāh} ‘all work of labor’ followed by lo ta‘asu {לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ | lōʾ ṯa-’ă-sū} ‘you shall not do’ to form a categorical negative imperative.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“occupation, work”
In context — Leviticus 23:21
And you shall proclaim on this very day a holy convocation for you. You shall do no work of labor. It is a statute forever in all your dwelling places, throughout your generations .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 23:21, so the Hebrew word לֹ֣א (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.23.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.21.W10.S1) and character.