Nehemiah 13:1:12Neh.13.1.W12TAB

לֹא־יָב֨וֹא

loyavo

not should enter

Transliteration
lo-YA-VO
Extended
loh-YAA-VOH
IPA
/loː.jaːˈvoːʔ/

Meaning by language

English
not should enter

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Result
לֹא + יָ + ב֨וֹא
lo + ya + vo
loyavo

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    lo-YA-VO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI

  3. clause

    ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM

  4. sentence

    ba-YOM ha-HU nik-RA be-SE-fer mo-SHE be-oz-NE ha-AM ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM

Exegesis

The relative clause asher loyavo ammoni wumoavi {אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָב֨וֹא עַמֹּנִ֧י וּמֹאָבִ֛י | ’ă-šer lō-yā-wō’ ’am-mō-nî ū-mō-’ā-vî} ‘that no Ammonite or Moabite shall come’ presents the exclusionary prohibition.

In contextNehemiah 13:1

At that time the scroll of Moses was read aloud for all the people to hear, and they came upon the written command that no Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of God forever.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Nehemiah 13:1, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יָב֨וֹא (loyavo) 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 Neh.13.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.1.W12.S1) and character.