Proverbs 23:18:5Prov.23.18.W5TAB
לֹ֣א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloːʔ/
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 ti-ka-RET
- clause
ve-tik-va-te-KHA LO ti-ka-RET
- sentence
KI im-YESH a-kha-RIT ve-tik-va-te-KHA LO ti-ka-RET
Exegesis
Finally, the negative lo {לֹא | lōʾ} combines with the Niphal imperfect tikkaret {תִכָּרֵת | tik-krēṯ} to express passive negation, stressing that hope will not be severed. The structure yields a tightly bound couplet typical of Hebrew wisdom poetry, uniting certainty of future with enduring expectation.
In context — Proverbs 23:18
For surely there is an end , and your hope will not be cut off.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:18, 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.23.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.18.W5.S1) and character.