Numbers 18:3:9Num.18.3.W9TAB
לֹ֣א
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 yik-ra-VOO
- clause
AKH el-ke-LEI hak-KO-desh ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yik-ra-VOO ve-LO-ya-MU-tu gam-HEM gam-a-TEM
- sentence
ve-sham-RU mish-mar-TE-kha u-mish-ME-ret kol-ha-O-hel AKH el-ke-LEI hak-KO-desh ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yik-ra-VOO ve-LO-ya-MU-tu gam-HEM gam-a-TEM
Exegesis
The restriction particle akh {אַךְ | ʾakh} introduces the prohibitive clause marked by lo-yikravu {לֹא יִקְרָבוּ | lō yik-rā-vū} “they shall not come near,” specifying boundaries with el-klei ha-kodesh {אֶל־כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ | ʾel-kĕ-lê ha-qō-ḏeš} and ve-el-ha-mizbeach {וְאֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | wə-ʾel-ham-miz-bē-aḥ}.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Mem-Resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Numbers 18:3
And they shall keep your duty and the duty of all the tent, but they must not approach the holy vessels or the altar, so that they may not die—both they and you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 18:3, 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 Num.18.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.3.W9.S1) and character.