2 Chronicles 20:12:22 Chr.20.12.W2TAB
הֲלֹ֣א
halo
“will not”
- Transliteration
- ha-LO
- Extended
- hah-LOH
- IPA
- /hăˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| 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
ha-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO tish-pe-TO-BAM
- clause
e-lo-HEI-nu ha-LO tish-pe-TO-BAM KI EN BA-nu KO-akh lif-NEI he-ha-MON ha-RAV ha-ZE ha-BA a-LEI-nu
- sentence
e-lo-HEI-nu ha-LO tish-pe-TO-BAM KI EN BA-nu KO-akh lif-NEI he-ha-MON ha-RAV ha-ZE ha-BA a-LEI-nu va-a-NAKH-nu LO NE-da MA-na-a-SE KI a-LEI-kha ei-NEI-nu
Exegesis
The interrogative halo {הֲלֹ֣א | hă-lōʾ} ‘is it not’ introduces a rhetorical question demanding divine action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:12
Our God will You not judge them? For there is no strength in us before this great multitude that comes against us, and we do not know what we will do, but our eyes are upon You.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:12, so the Hebrew word הֲלֹ֣א (halo) 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 2 Chr.20.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.12.W2.S1) and character.