Proverbs 13:23:6Prov.13.23.W6TAB
בְּלֹ֣א
belo
“by lack of or without”
- Transliteration
- be-LO
- Extended
- beh-LOH
- IPA
- /bəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by lack of or without
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-LO
- phraseyour reading level
be-LO mish-PAT
- clause
ve-YESH nis-PE be-LO mish-PAT
- sentence
RAV-O-khel NIR ra-SHIM ve-YESH nis-PE be-LO mish-PAT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bĕ-lōʼ mišp̄āṭ {בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּט | bĕ-lōʼ mišp̄āṭ} ‘without justice’ marks the circumstance causing the loss. This parallel structure balances initial abundance with the resultant loss from absence of legal fairness.
In context — Proverbs 13:23
There is much food in the plowed field of the poor, but it is swept away without justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 13:23, so the Hebrew word בְּלֹ֣א (belo) 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.13.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.23.W6.S1) and character.