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

Result
בְּ + לֹ֣א
be + lo
belo

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-LO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-LO mish-PAT

  3. clause

    ve-YESH nis-PE be-LO mish-PAT

  4. 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 contextProverbs 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.