Nehemiah 13:26:1Neh.13.26.W1TAB
הֲל֣וֹא
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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Word in context
- word
ha-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO al-E-le kha-TA-she-lo-MO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
ha-LO al-E-le kha-TA-she-lo-MO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL u-va-go-YIM ha-ra-BIM LO-ha-YA ME-lekh ka-MO-hu ve-a-HUV le-e-lo-HAV ha-YA va-yit-te-NE-hu e-lo-HIM ME-lekh al-KOL-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ha-LO al-E-le kha-TA-she-lo-MO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL u-va-go-YIM ha-ra-BIM LO-ha-YA ME-lekh ka-MO-hu ve-a-HUV le-e-lo-HAV ha-YA va-yit-te-NE-hu e-lo-HIM ME-lekh al-KOL-yis-ra-EL gam-o-TO he-khe-ti-U ha-na-SHIM ha-nokh-ri-YOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the rhetorical question halo {הֲל֣וֹא | ha-lōʾ} ‘is it not’, prompting reflection on previous actions.
In context — Nehemiah 13:26
Was it not because of these things that Solomon, king of Israel, sinned? And among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God ; and God made him king over all Israel, yet the foreign women caused him to sin.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Nehemiah 13:26, so the Hebrew word הֲל֣וֹא (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 Neh.13.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.26.W1.S1) and character.