Proverbs 11:4:1Prov.11.4.W1TAB

לֹא־יוֹעִ֣יל

loyoil

not he profits or it profits

Transliteration
lo-YO-il
Extended
loh-YOH-ihl
IPA
/loː.joˈʕiːl/

Meaning by language

English
not he profits or it profits

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לֹא + יוֹ + עִ֣יל
lo + yo + il
loyoil

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    lo-YO-il

  2. clause

    lo-YO-il HON be-YOM e-v-RA

  3. sentence

    lo-YO-il HON be-YOM e-v-RA u-tse-da-KA ta-TSIL mi-ma-VET

Exegesis

The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ begins the verse, negating the verb yo’il {יוֹעִ֣יל | yōʿîl} ‘it will profit’ and highlighting the futility of hon {הוֹן | hôn} ‘wealth’.

In contextProverbs 11:4

Wealth will not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 11:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 11:4, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יוֹעִ֣יל (loyoil) 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.11.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.4.W1.S1) and character.