Proverbs 19:2:4Prov.19.2.W4TAB
לֹא־ט֑וֹב
lotov
“not good”
- Transliteration
- lo-TOV
- Extended
- loh-TOV
- IPA
- /loː ˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- not good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-TOV
- clause
GAM be-LO-DA-at NE-fesh lo-TOV
- sentence
GAM be-LO-DA-at NE-fesh lo-TOV ve-ATS be-rag-LA-yim kho-TE
Exegesis
The first clause features a fronted negative nominal phrase bə-lōʾ da‛at nē-fesh {בְּלֹא־דַּעַת נֶפֶשׁ | bə-lōʾ da‛-at ne-fesh} ‘without knowledge the soul’, followed by the predicate lōʾ tōv {לֹא־טוֹב | lōʾ tôv} ‘is not good’.
Root and etymology
Roottav–waw–bet
“good, pleasing, beneficial”
In context — Proverbs 19:2
Also, a soul without knowledge is not good , and one who is hasty with his feet sins .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 19:2, so the Hebrew word לֹא־ט֑וֹב (lotov) 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.19.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.2.W4.S1) and character.