Zechariah 13:5:2Zech.13.5.W2TAB

לֹ֥א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/ˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LO na-VI

  3. clause

    ve-a-MAR LO na-VI a-no-KHI

  4. sentence

    ve-a-MAR LO na-VI a-no-KHI ISH-o-VED a-da-MA a-NO-khi KI a-DAM hik-na-NI min-ne-u-RAI

Exegesis

The negation lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ preceding the predicate navi {נָבִיא | nā-ḇîʾ} ‘prophet’ highlights denial.

In contextZechariah 13:5

But he will say, “I am not a prophet ; I am a man working the soil . For a man has acquired me from my youth.”

About this coordinate

Zechariah 13:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Zechariah 13:5, so the Hebrew word לֹ֥א (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 Zech.13.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.5.W2.S1) and character.