Proverbs 17:20:2Prov.17.20.W2TAB
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
LO
- clause
i-KESH-LEV LO yim-TSA-TOB
- sentence
i-KESH-LEV LO yim-TSA-TOB ve-neh-PAKH bil-she-NO yip-POL be-RA-a
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ negates the verb yimṣāʾ-ṭōv {יִמְצָא־טוֹב | yimṣāʾ-ṭōv} ‘will-find-good’, emphatically excluding any prospect of goodness.
Root and etymology
m-l-ʾ-kmem–lamed–aleph–kaf
“messenger”
In context — Proverbs 17:20
One who is twisted-of-heart will not find good, and one who is perverse in his tongue will fall into evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:20, 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.17.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.20.W2.S1) and character.