Numbers 20:20:2Num.20.20.W2TAB
לֹ֣א
lo
“no”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- no
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-a-VOR
- clause
va-YO-mer LO ta-a-VOR
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO ta-a-VOR va-ye-TSE e-DOM li-kra-TO be-AM ka-VED u-ve-YAD kha-za-KA
Exegesis
The particle lo {לֹ֣א | lō} ‘not’ precedes the imperfect taavor {תַעֲבֹ֑ר | taʿăḇôr} ‘you shall pass,’ forming a prohibition.
Root and etymology
Roottav-lamed-aleph
“to be wearied, troubled”
In context — Numbers 20:20
But he said, “You shall not pass.” Then Edom went out to meet him with a large force and with a strong hand .
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 20:20, 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.20.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.20.W2.S1) and character.