Proverbs 19:5:7Prov.19.5.W7TAB
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 yi-ma-LET
- clause
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM LO yi-ma-LET
- sentence
ED she-ka-RIM LO yi-na-KE ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM LO yi-ma-LET
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lô} ‘not’ negates the Nifal imperfect yinnāqeh {יִנָּקֶה | yinnāqeh} ‘go unpunished,’ indicating the subject cannot be declared clean.
The parallel lo yimmāleṭ {לֹא יִמָּלֵֽט | lô yimmāleṭ} ‘will not escape’ mirrors the first clause, reinforcing inevitable accountability. This structure preserves the Hebrew emphasis on judgment against both false witnesses and slanderers.
In context — Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will not escape .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 19:5, 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.19.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.5.W7.S1) and character.