Proverbs 15:12:6Prov.15.12.W6TAB
לֹ֣א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO ye-LEKH
- clause
el-kha-kha-MIM LO ye-LEKH
- sentence
LO ye-e-HAV-LETS ho-KHE-akh LO el-kha-kha-MIM LO ye-LEKH
Exegesis
The clause lo yĕ-ʾhā-ḇ lêṣ {לֹא יֶאֱהַב־לֵץ | lō yĕ-ʾhā-ḇ-lêṣ} ‘the scorner does not love’ follows a VSO order, highlighting the scorner’s stance.
The parallel construction ʾel-ḥă-kā-mîm lō yē-lēḵ {אֶל־חֲכָמִים לֹא יֵלֵךְ | ʾel-ḥă-kā-mîm lō yē-lēḵ} employs negative volition to express deliberate refusal of counsel.
In context — Proverbs 15:12
The mocker does not love one who rebukes him; he will not go to the wise .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:12, so the Hebrew word לֹ֣א (lo) 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.15.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.12.W6.S1) and character.