Job 21:16:2Job.21.16.W2TAB

לֹ֣א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/ˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. clause

    HEN LO ve-ya-DAM tu-VAM

  3. sentence

    HEN LO ve-ya-DAM tu-VAM a-TSAT re-sha-IM ra-kha-KA MEN-ni

Exegesis

The negative particle lo {לֹ֣א | lōʾ} negates the following clause.

Root and etymology

š-l-ʾ-nshin–lamed–ayin–nun

ease; security

In contextJob 21:16

Behold, their prosperity is not in their own hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

About this coordinate

Job 21:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 21:16, so the Hebrew word לֹ֣א (lo) 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 Job.21.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.16.W2.S1) and character.