Job 22:5:1Job.22.5.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 ra-a-TE-kha ra-BA
- sentence
ha-LO ra-a-TE-kha ra-BA ve-EN-KETS la-a-vo-no-TE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative particle halo {הֲלֹא | hă-lōʾ} ‘is it not,’ introducing a rhetorical accusation.
In context — Job 22:5
Is not your wickedness great, and is there no end to your iniquities ?
About this coordinate
Job 22:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 22:5, 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.22.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.5.W1.S1) and character.