Leviticus 25:39:5Lev.25.39.W5TAB
לֹא־תַעֲבֹ֥ד
lohtahahvod
“you shall not make serve”
- Transliteration
- loh-tah-ah-VOD
- Extended
- loh-tah-ah-VOHD
- IPA
- /loː.θa.ʕaˈvoð/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall not make serve
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
loh-tah-ah-VOD
- phraseyour reading level
loh-tah-ah-VOD BO
- clause
loh-tah-ah-VOD BO ah-vo-DAT AA-ved
- sentence
veh-khee-yah-MUKH a-KHI-kha im-MAKH veh-nim-KAR-lakh loh-tah-ah-VOD BO ah-vo-DAT AA-ved
Exegesis
The prohibition lō-ṯaʿă-vōḏ {לֹא־תַעֲבֹ֥ד | lō-ṯaʿă-vōḏ}, a negative particle plus Qal imperfect, issues a direct command.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–bet–dalet
“slave”
In context — Leviticus 25:39
And if your brother becomes poor while with you and sells himself to you, you must not make him serve as a slave.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 25:39, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תַעֲבֹ֥ד (lohtahahvod) 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.25.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.39.W5.S1) and character.