2 Kings 20:19:92 Kgs.20.19.W9TAB
הֲל֛וֹא
halo
“is it not”
- Transliteration
- ha-LO
- Extended
- hah-LOH
- IPA
- /hăˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is it 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LO
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta va-YO-mer ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI
Exegesis
The second vayomer introduces a rhetorical inquiry marked by the interrogative halo {הֲלוֹא | ha-lōʾ}, conveying hopeful anticipation.
In context — 2 Kings 20:19
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good is the word of the LORD that you have spoken.” Then he added, “Will there not be peace and truth in my days?”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 20:19, so the Hebrew word הֲל֛וֹא (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 Kgs.20.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.19.W9.S1) and character.