Proverbs 18:5:3Prov.18.5.W3TAB
לֹא־ט֑וֹב
lotob
“is not good”
- Transliteration
- lo-TOB
- Extended
- loh-TOHB
- IPA
- /loː.ˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- is not good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
לֹא + ט֑וֹב
↓
lo + tob
↓
lotob
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-TOB
- clause
se-ET pe-NE-RA-sha lo-TOB
- sentence
se-ET pe-NE-RA-sha lo-TOB le-ha-TOT tsa-DIK ba-mish-PAT
Root and etymology
ṭ-v-bṭet–vav–bet
“goodness, well-being”
In context — Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to show favor to the wicked or to pervert the righteous in judgment.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:5, so the Hebrew word לֹא־ט֑וֹב (lotob) 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.18.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.5.W3.S1) and character.