Ezekiel 13:12:4Ezek.13.12.W4TAB
הֲלוֹא֙
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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Word in context
- word
ha-LO
- clause
ha-LO ye-a-MER a-lei-KHEM a-YE ha-TI-akh a-SHER ta-KHE-tem
- sentence
ve-hi-NE na-FAL ha-KIR ha-LO ye-a-MER a-lei-KHEM a-YE ha-TI-akh a-SHER ta-KHE-tem
Exegesis
Halo {הֲלוֹא | ha-lōʾ} functions as an interrogative prompt, while yeamer {יֵאָמֵר | yē-ʾā-mēr}, in the Niphal imperfect, frames the question from a third-person perspective.
In context — Ezekiel 13:12
And behold, the wall has fallen. Will it not be said to you, “Where is the plaster which you plastered?”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 13:12, so the Hebrew word הֲלוֹא֙ (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 Ezek.13.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.12.W4.S1) and character.