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Lot

Biblical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Abraham’s nephew who settled near Sodom and was rescued before its destruction

Detailed Definition
Lot, torn between faith and worldly comfort, chose fertile plains near Sodom, leading to captivity and eventual rescue by Abraham (Genesis 13–19). His wife perished looking back. In poetry, Lot symbolizes moral compromise, divine mercy amid judgment, and the peril of nostalgia for sin—often portrayed as a flawed believer saved “as through fire,” representing the tension between grace and human weakness.
Example
Example in poetry:
In Genesis 19, Lot’s hesitation during Sodom’s destruction inspires dramatic monologues about moral compromise; Dante places Lot’s wife in “Purgatorio” as a cautionary figure, though Lot himself appears in allegorical readings of mercy; John Milton references Lot in “Paradise Regained” as one “saved yet so as by fire”; Modern poetry uses Lot to explore the tension between righteousness and cultural assimilation; In queer theological verse, Lot’s story is re-examined for hospitality and survival amid persecution; Some apocalyptic poems cite Lot’s rescue as type of divine deliverance before judgment.
Additional Notes
Lot, Abraham’s nephew, is central to the story of Sodom’s destruction; his wife’s transformation into a pillar of salt serves as a powerful poetic image of disobedience and longing; Lot himself embodies moral ambiguity—both righteous (per 2 Peter 2:7) and flawed (e.g., offering his daughters to a mob)—making him a complex figure for ethical or existential verse.
Other Meanings of “Lot”
Also Known As
Lot nephew of Abraham Lot of Sodom
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