Proverbs 16:10:4Prov.16.10.W4TAB
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 yim-AL-pi-V
- clause
be-mish-PAT LO yim-AL-pi-V
- sentence
KE-sem al-sif-TE-me-lekh be-mish-PAT LO yim-AL-pi-V
Exegesis
The imperfect verb yimʿal {יִמְעַל־ | yĭm-ʿāl} denotes a habitual action; the negative particle lō {לֹ֣א | lō} expresses absolute negation. The formal rendering mirrors Hebrew word order to emphasize judicial integrity, whereas the dynamic rendering shifts the imagery into modern evaluative language.
Root and etymology
RootMem–Lamed–Aleph
“messenger”
In context — Proverbs 16:10
An oracle is upon the king’s lips; in judgment his mouth does not transgress .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 16:10, 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.16.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.10.W4.S1) and character.