Jeremiah 23:29:1Jer.23.29.W1TAB
הֲל֨וֹא
halo
“is it not”
- Transliteration
- ha-lo
- Extended
- hah-loh
- IPA
- /hăˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is it not
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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
- phraseyour reading level
ha-lo KHO de-va-RI
- clause
ha-lo KHO de-va-RI ka-ESH ne-UM-ye-ho-VA
- sentence
ha-lo KHO de-va-RI ka-ESH ne-UM-ye-ho-VA u-khe-fat-TISH ye-fo-TSETS SA-la
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative halo {הֲל֨וֹא | hā-lōʾ} ‘is it not?’, which frames a rhetorical question.
In context — Jeremiah 23:29
“Is not My word like fire ,” declares the LORD , “and like a hammer that shatters the rock?”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 23:29, so the Hebrew word הֲל֨וֹא (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 Jer.23.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.29.W1.S1) and character.