Genesis 20:5:1Gen.20.5.W1TAB
הֲלֹ֨א
halo
“did not”
- Transliteration
- ha-LO
- Extended
- hah-LOH
- IPA
- /hăˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- did 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO HU a-MAR-li
- clause
ha-LO HU a-MAR-li a-KHO-ti HI ve-HI-gam-HU am-RA a-KHI HU
- sentence
ha-LO HU a-MAR-li a-KHO-ti HI ve-HI-gam-HU am-RA a-KHI HU be-TAM-le-VA-vi u-ve-ni-ke-YON kap-PAI a-SI-ti ZOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative particle halo {הֲלֹא | hă-lōʾ}, which introduces a rhetorical question asserting innocence.
In context — Genesis 20:5
Did he not tell me, “She is my sister,” and did she not also say, “He is my brother”? In the integrity of my heart and in the cleanness of my hands I did this.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 20:5, so the Hebrew word הֲלֹ֨א (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 Gen.20.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.5.W1.S1) and character.