Proverbs 10:2:1Prov.10.2.W1TAB

לֹא־י֭וֹעִילוּ

loyoilu

do not profit

Transliteration
LO-YO-i-LU
Extended
LOH-yoh-ih-LOO
IPA
/loː.joˈʕiː.luː/

Meaning by language

English
do not profit

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לֹא + י֭וֹ + עִי + לוּ
lo + yo + i + lu
loyoilu

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO-YO-i-LU

  2. clause

    LO-YO-i-LU o-tse-ROT RE-sha

  3. sentence

    LO-YO-i-LU o-tse-ROT RE-sha u-tse-da-KA ta-TSIL mi-MA-vet

Exegesis

The negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ negates the imperfect verb yo’ilu {יוֹעִילוּ | yô-ʿî-lū} ‘they will profit’, forming a timeless negative statement.

In contextProverbs 10:2

Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 10:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:2, so the Hebrew word לֹא־י֭וֹעִילוּ (loyoilu) 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 Prov.10.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.2.W1.S1) and character.