Hebrew · H3808, H6680 · unreviewed

אֲשֶׁר לֹא צִוָּה אֹתָם

Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · (intensively) to constitute , enjoin

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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
צָוָה H6680 (intensively) to constitute , enjoin
Pronunciation ṣāwāh
Authoritative directive establishing obligation; God's primary verb for binding covenantal commands and institutional arrangements.
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What does אֲשֶׁר לֹא צִוָּה אֹתָם (ʾăšer lōʾ ṣiwwāh ʾōṯām) mean in the Bible?

לֹא · צָוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles". not (the simple or abs.

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Meaning

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 292 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Perfect 247 Imperfect 17 Participle 16 Imperative 12
Stem
Piel 283 Pual 9
Mood
Indicative 247 Imperative 12 Indicative/jussive 9 Indicative/cohortative 8
OT Occurrences
Gen 6:22 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Gen 7:9 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Gen 7:16 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Gen 18:19 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 21:4 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Gen 27:8 Piel · Participle Gen 45:19 Pual · Perfect · Indicative Gen 47:11 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Gen 50:16 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 7:6 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 7:10 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 7:20 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 12:28 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 12:50 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 16:16 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 16:24 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 16:32 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 16:34 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 25:22 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Exod 27:20 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 29:35 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 34:4 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 34:34 Pual · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 35:1 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 35:4 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 35:10 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 35:29 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 36:1 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 36:5 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 38:22 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 39:1 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 39:5 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 39:7 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 39:21 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 39:26 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 39:29 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 39:31 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 39:32 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 39:42 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 39:43 Piel · Perfect · Indicative +252 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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