Job 21:29:1Job.21.29.W1TAB
הֲלֹ֣א
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 | |
| 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
ha-LO she-EL-tem o-ve-REI DA-rekh
- sentence
ha-LO she-EL-tem o-ve-REI DA-rekh ve-o-to-TAM LO te-na-KE-ru
Exegesis
The verse opens with halo {הֲלֹ֣א | hă-lōʾ} ‘is it not’, an interrogative-negative particle that expects agreement and functions as a pointed rebuke.
In context — Job 21:29
Have you not asked those who pass along the road , and do you not recognize their signs ?
About this coordinate
Job 21:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:29, so the Hebrew word הֲלֹ֣א (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 Job.21.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.29.W1.S1) and character.