Proverbs 16:8:5Prov.16.8.W5TAB
בְּלֹ֣א
belo
“without”
- Transliteration
- be-LO
- Extended
- beh-LOH
- IPA
- /bəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
be-LO
- phraseyour reading level
be-LO mish-PAT
- clause
me-ROV te-vu-OT be-LO mish-PAT
- sentence
TOV-me-AT bits-da-KA me-ROV te-vu-OT be-LO mish-PAT
Exegesis
The concluding phrase belo mishpat {בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט | bəloʾ mišpāṭ} ‘without justice’ functions as a concessive modifier of the preceding abundance. The antithetical parallelism between bitsedakah and mishpat underscores the moral preference of integrity over material gain, preserved in the English by parallel prepositional structures.
In context — Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than abundant income without justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:8, 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.16.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.8.W5.S1) and character.