Proverbs 20:23:7Prov.20.23.W7TAB
לֹא־טֽוֹב׃
lotov
“not good”
- Transliteration
- lo-TOV
- Extended
- loh-TOHV
- IPA
- /loːˈtov/
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
- phraseyour reading level
mi-re-MA lo-TOV
- clause
u-MO-ze-NEI mi-re-MA lo-TOV
- sentence
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH E-ven va-A-ven u-MO-ze-NEI mi-re-MA lo-TOV
Exegesis
Finally, the negative lo tov {לֹא־טוֹב | lōʾ ṯōv} delivers a categorical moral verdict. The two-part structure mirrors the Hebrew parallelism by first identifying the offense and then passing ethical judgment.
In context — Proverbs 20:23
The use of differing weights is an abomination to the LORD , and dishonest balances are not good.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 20:23, so the Hebrew word לֹא־טֽוֹב׃ (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.20.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.23.W7.S1) and character.